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♂ Shelly (boy)
What does Shelly mean?
Shelly 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Shelly) has its root in Old English, and the meaning of Shelly is "ledge meadow". Shelly is a variant form of Shelley (Old English).
STARTS WITH Sh-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, meadow
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shelly Deion (S.D.), ..
How popular is Shelly?
Shelly is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#5848 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Shelly reached its top rank of #930 in the U.S. in the 1890s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
The only other popular variation form of Shelly ranked in the Top 2000 is Shelley. Adoption of these forms of Shelly was at its most widespread a century ago (AVERAGE #999).
Similar Names
Shelly is alike in pronunciation to Shilo, Shiloh▲, Shylo and Shyloh. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Chesly, Kelly▼, Philly, Sahel, Scully, Seal, Sealey, Seeley, Seely, Seelye, Sela, Selah, Selby, Sewell, Shaul, Shelbey, Shelby▼, Shepley, Shepply (see Shepley), Sill, Skelly, Sly, Smedly (see Smedley), Sulley and Sully. These names tend to be more commonly used than Shelly.
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