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What does Shirley mean?
Shirley 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced SURE-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Shirley is "bright meadow". Place name. Made famous by child actress and American ambassador Shirley Temple-Black. Actress Shirley MacLaine; politician Shirley Chisholm; novelist Shirley Hazzard.
STARTS WITH Sh-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, bright (light), meadow, black
Variations
VARIANTS Sherlee, Sherli, Sherlie, Sherrlie, Sheryl▼, Shirell, Shirelle, Shirely, Shirl, Shirlea, Shirlee▼, Shirleen, Shirleigh, Shirlene, Shirlinda, Shirline, Shirlley, Shirly, Shirlyn, Shurlee
SEE ALSO Shelley
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shirley Monroe (S.M.), ..
How popular is Shirley?
Shirley is a very popular first name for women (#27 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#1176 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Shirley reached its top position of #4 in the U.S. during the years 1930-1939, and is currently at #1464. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Shelley, Sheryl, Shirl, Shirlee, Shirleen, Shirlene and Shirly are the prominent related forms of Shirley (#1464 IN RECENT RANKINGS) appearing in the Top 2000. These relations of Shirley were popular during 1930-1939 (AVERAGE #1100) and have become much less popular since, with versions such as Shirlee becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Shirley▼ is pronounced similarly to Charlea, Charlee▲, Charley▲, Charly, Sharla▼, Sharlee, Sharlie and Sharly. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ailey, Billey, Brinley▲, Cailey▼, Cherrey, Eiley, Emiley, Hailey, Karley, Kiley▼, Marley▲, Paisley▲, Perley, Riley▲, Ripley▲, Salley, Sh'rae, Shalee, Shaney, Sharae, Sharday, Shardei, Sharee, Sharel, Sharie, Sharitey (see Charity), Sharleen, Sharlena, Sharlene▼, Sharlet, Sharlot, Sharlyn, Shary, Shawney, Shaylee, Shelle, Shellee, Shelly▼, Sheray, Sheree▼, Shereen, Sherees (see Cherise), Sherey, Sherez, Sherie, Sherlene, Sherrey, Shery, Sherye, Sheryle, Shiela, Shila, Shilah, Shilea, Shira, Shiral, Shirece, Shiree, Shireen, Shirine, Sidney▼, Sile, Silvy, Sisley, Sissey, Tilley and Whitley▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Shirley.
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