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What does Shirly mean?
Shirly 
as a girls' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of the name Shirly is "bright meadow". Shirly is an alternate spelling of Shirley (Old English): place name.
STARTS WITH Sh-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, bright (light), meadow
Variations
VARIANTS Shurlee, Shirlley, Shirleigh, Shirlee▼, Shirlea, Shirely, Sherrlie, Sherlie, Sherli, Sherlee
OTHER FORMS VIA SHIRLEY Sheryl▼, Shirell, Shirelle, Shirl, Shirleen, Shirlene, Shirline, Shirlyn
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shirly Heavenly (S.H.), ..
How popular is Shirly?
Shirly is a very popular first name for females (#1832 out of 4276, Top 43%) but a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Shirly was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its peak position of #1804 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Sheryl, Shirl, Shirlee, Shirleen, Shirlene and Shirley (#1464 A YEAR AGO) are the prominent related forms of Shirly rated in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Shirlley, are uncommon. These relations of Shirly reached the peak of their popularity in the 1930s (ADOPTION OF 2.18%) and have become much less widespread since (ADOPTION 0.01%, ▼99.6%), with versions like Shirley becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Shirly is alike in pronunciation to Charla▼, Charley▲, Charli▲, Charly, Sharla▼, Sharlee, Sharlie and Sharly. Other recommended sound-alike names are Philly, Sarely, Sharay, Sharel, Sharell, Sharil, Sharlyn, Shary, Sharyl, Sharyll, Shelly▼, Sheray, Sherell, Sherey, Sheril, Sherill, Sherry▼, Sherryl, Shery, Sheryle, Sheryll, Shiela, Shila, Shilla, Shilo, Shira, Shirah, Shiral, Shiree, Shiri, Shirit, Shyril (see Cheryl) and Shyrill. These names tend to be less frequently used than Shirly.
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