Shelley

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛli/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛli

Proper noun

Shelley

  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 female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, also explained as a variant of Shirley or Michelle.
  5. A number of places:
    1. A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).
    2. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).
    3. A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).
    4. A city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
    5. A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
    6. A locality and former town in the Shire of Towong, north-east Victoria, Australia.
    7. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Shelley”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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