"Shelly" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -ɛli Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shelly
  1. A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.
    Sense id: en-Shelly-en-name-7v8b9ti8 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 13 44 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 29 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 27 27
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage.
    Sense id: en-Shelly-en-name-j6z4Are4 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 13 44 43
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.
    Sense id: en-Shelly-en-name-2Qr7UwTv Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 13 44 43
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