"Shelley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃɛli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shelley.wav
Rhymes: -ɛli Etymology: From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank". Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shelley
  1. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet. Derived forms: Shelley Woodhouse
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-k--6FDt4
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1930 usage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-Nd7v63Rv Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 1 8 21 21 4 8 4 18 4 4 4
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, also explained as a variant of Shirley or Michelle. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-jt1FfVso Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 1 8 21 21 4 8 4 18 4 4 4
  5. A number of places:
    A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Villages in England, Villages in Essex, England
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-07~x3qRu
  6. A number of places:
    A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).
    Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Suffolk, England, Villages in England, Villages in Suffolk, England
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-kG98MqPs
  7. A number of places:
    A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in West Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in West Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-c6A4OFrB
  8. A number of places:
    A city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
    Categories (topical): English unisex given names, Individuals Categories (place): Cities in Idaho, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Idaho, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-ujg4bqrq Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 1 8 21 21 4 8 4 18 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Individuals: 5 10 5 5 6 14 6 29 9 6 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 5 5 7 15 7 29 7 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 5 4 4 7 15 7 32 7 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 4 4 7 16 7 33 7 7 7
  9. A number of places:
    A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
    Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada, Villages in British Columbia, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-f5vjw~YL
  10. A number of places:
    A locality and former town in the Shire of Towong, north-east Victoria, Australia.
    Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Villages in Australia, Villages in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-8qfA-x4m
  11. A number of places:
    A suburb of Perth, in the City of Canning, Western Australia.
    Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Perth, Places in Western Australia, Suburbs in Western Australia
    Sense id: en-Shelley-en-name-mlubhoU6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (as a name): Shelly
Disambiguation of 'as a name': 0 6 48 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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