Meaning of Shelley | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1930 usage.
4. A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.
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5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, also explained as a variant of Shirley or Michelle.
6. A diminutive of the female given name Rochelle.
7. A number of places:
8. A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).
9. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).
10. A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).
11. A city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
12. A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
13. A locality and former town in the Shire of Towong, north-east Victoria, Australia.
14. A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Equivalents

Examples

“Shelley Berman”

“Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Republican of West Virginia, was juggling visits across her state and preparations to tee up a potential infrastructure deal when she learned that the top Senate Republican had described himself as “100 percent focused” on stopping President Biden’s agenda.”

“Shelley Berkley”

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