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Baby Name Shelley |
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Meaning of Shelley - What does the name Shelley means? |
Pronunciation: |
shel-lee | |
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Girl Name |
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Irish |
Name Meaning: |
Transferred use of the English surname originating from the place-name Scelf-leah, a compounding of the elements scelf, scylfe (shelf, ledge, slope) and leak (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, "clearing on or near a slope." The name was originally bestowed upon both male and female children. Now, however, it is exclusively a female name |
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English, Irish |
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