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Meaning

The name Shelley has the following meaning:

Meadow on a ledge. Suitable for use as a first name and a last name.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Shelley is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Shelley in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Shelley is pronounced as shell-ee

Origins

Shelley originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Shelley and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Shelley: Boys - Alden, Anderson, Arlington, Brock, Carnell, Chad, Chadwick, Dallin, Dalton, Dixon, Edwin, Eldon, Green, Jalen, Jennings, Linton, Newton, Porter, Royce, Scott, Webster, Girls - Belinda, Chyna, Elberta, Juliet, Kendra, Kinsey, Marni, Miracle, Olive, Both genders - Bailee, Clifford, Kenneth, Trinidad

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Shelley: Shella, Shellaine, Shellana, Shellany, Shelleah, Shellee, Shelleigh, Shelli, Shellian, Shellina, Shelly (English)

Style

We think the name Shelley should fall under the following style category: Little Darlings.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Shelley to be: An intelligent and sweet girl

In one word, you might describe Shelley as a(n) "intelligent" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Shelley (or its variants) are:

Shelley Winters, born on 18 August, a famous actress. Shelley Winters's background: A American actress who won Academy Awards for her supporting roles in The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue, and a Golden Globe Award for her role in The Poseidon Adventure. She appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television.

Shelley Fabares, born on 19 January, a famous actress. Shelley Fabares's background: An American actress and singer, primarily for her roles on movies, soap operas and television. The naturally blonde-haired Fabares is best known for her roles as Donna Reed's daughter and oldest child, Mary Stone, on the long-running The Donna Reed Show (a role she played from 1958 to 1963), and as Craig T. Nelson's love interest and wife, Christine Armstrong Fox, on the long-running 1990s sitcom Coach.

Shelley Beattie, born on 24 August, a famous bodybuilder. Shelley Beattie's background: A former professional female bodybuilder and actress. At the peak of her competitive career as a professional bodybuilder Shelley managed to reach the top-three at the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia contests, the two most prestigious shows for a female professional bodybuilders. She was also well-known for been one of the few deaf professional female bodybuilders in the world, making the cover of DeafLife magazine twice in the '90s. After her retirement she joined the Grinder on America3 America's Cup team and managed to reach second place in such competition in 1994 and again in 1995.
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