Shelly name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old English, Hebrew, Germanic and Old Norse
Usage: English, Assamese, Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi and Oriya
Pronunciation: sh(el)-ly
Meaning: From the Ledge Meadow, Little Rock, Ewe, Female Sheep, Style, Manner, Method, Language, Meadow on a Shelf and A Way to Do Work
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What does Shelly mean?

The widely accepted and all time favorite unisex name Shelly means "Meadow on a Ledge, Little Rock, Ewe, Female Sheep, Style, Manner, Method, Language, Meadow on a Shelf or A Way to Do Work", used primarily in English, Assamese, Telugu, Oriya, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati and Malayalam is originated from Old English, Hebrew, Germanic and Old Norse.

Shelly is variant of immutable and prevalent Shelby. Shelby means Settlement of Huts and Selja Meaning Willow is prevalently used in English and English is rooted from Old Norse. Shelly is a form of widespread Rochelle.

Rochelle is version of biblical and pleasing Rachel. Rochelle is derivation of Roch. Meaning of Rochelle is Rest and Little Rock is rooted from Germanic, Hebrew and Old High German. Shelly is variant form of pleasing Richelle.

Richelle is form of biblical and prominent Michelle. Also Richelle is variant of preeminent Rochelle. Richelle means Powerful Ruler and Brave One has its origin in Germanic. Shelly is version of biblical and commonly accepted Rachelle.

Rachelle is variant form of biblical, noteworthy and immutable Rachel. Rachelle is form of Rachel in French, Italian and English languages. Rachelle's meaning is Female Sheep and The Ewe is mainly used in Italian and French has its origin in Hebrew.

Shelly is spelling variation of Shelley. Shelley is a variant form of prevailing Richelle. Also Shelley is variation of cherished Rochelle. Shelley is a spelling variation of Shirley. Trendy and Venerable Shelley is originated from Old English, Hebrew and Germanic, Shelley means "From the Ledge Meadow and Ewe".

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How do I pronounce Shelly?

sh(el)-ly is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Shelly.

Variants of Shelly

Rachelle, Richelle, Rochelle, Shelby, Rachel, Rachael, Michelle, Chelle, Shelley, Roho, Reshelle, Chelby, Shellie

Names that rhyme with Shelly

How popular is the name Shelly?

Shelly was a popular name in United States. Over 86422 babies have been given the name in 198 years. When at the peak of its usage in 1966, it ranked 89th when 4081 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

However after 198 years, the name is on free fall on the charts. In addition to that, the name has been in the top 100 baby names 5 times Shelly is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1981 and was able to reach the top 900 names.

In 2000, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 862 on girl names chart when 43 babies were named Shelly. There are over 614 babies that have been given the name Shelly in France.

Shelly is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 21 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 1000. Over 175 people have been named Shelly in England and Wales.

Also, it is uncommon in Ireland, where it has been in use since 1973 and peaked in 1997 when it ranked 326th. It had a short run of 10 years on Belgium girl names chart.

Over 109 people have been named Shelly in Belgium.

But Shelly is a popular baby name in Canada where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, India, Israel and Zambia.

As per our estimate, over 240000 people has been named Shelly globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018474028
2017419234
2016404836
2015351844
2014331548
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Shelly in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands5632341

What numerology tells about Shelly?

Your friends are like addicted to you, but your family isn't very happy with how you live your life cause you are restless. You believe that your body is a temple that needs to be taken good care of. And so does the soul. You have a plan on changing the world. However, in order to do it, teach people how to change themselves first. You are persistent but without motivation, you won't accomplish anything.

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  •  Bianca - Meaning of Bianca is Glossy, The White or White is a gender insensitive name, prevalently used in Bengali and Kannada is of Italian, Latin and Old French origin
  •  Marlene means Contraction of Maria or Magdalene or Maria is particulary used in German, Danish and Norwegian is a gender-neutral name is of Hebrew, German and Germanic origin
  •  Thelma - Dominant and Ceaseless Greek, English and Nordic Thelma means "Helmet of War" and a unisex name is especially used in Norwegian, Icelandic and Danish
  •  Anita - Dominant and Perpetual Hebrew Anita is used as a unisex name, meaning of Anita is "Who Takes Pleasure In New Joys or Favour" is majorly used in Danish, Sanskrit and Finnish
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Middle names for Shelly

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Famous people named Shelly

  • Shelly Berg, American pianist, composer, arranger, orchestrator
  • Shelly Dass, Trinidadian journalist
  • Shelly Jamison, former television news reporter from Phoenix
  • Shelly Yakus, music engineer and mixer
  • Shelly Saltman, promoter of major sports and entertainment events including the worldwide promotion of the Muhammad Ali / Joe Frazier heavyweight championship boxing matches
  • Shelly Lowenkopf, American writer and editor
  • Shelly Manne, American jazz drummer
  • Shelly Poole, English songwriter and singer
  • Shelly Martinez, American model, actress
  • Shelly Fairchild, American music recording artist
  • Shelly Palmer, advertising
  • Shelly Peiken, American songwriter
  • Shelly Novack, professional American AFL player and actor
  • Shelly Moore, American beauty queen
  • Shelly West, American country music singer
  • Shelly Woods, elite British Paralympic athlete
  • Shelly Silver, American artist who works with film, video
  • Shelly Cole, American actress
  • Shelly Edwards in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Actress
  • Shelly Smith-Shenoy in Vegucated as
  • Shelly Surpin in Sound of My Voice as Miscellaneous Crew
  • Shelly Batt in Saturday Night Fever as Actress
  • Shelly Bovert Hyde-White in Santa with Muscles as Miscellaneous Crew
  • Shelly Guillory in Thin as
  • Shelly Frasier in Sex Drive as Actress
  • Shelly Findlay in Gimli Glider as Actress
  • Shelly Jones in Hot Vampire Nights as Actress
  • Shelly Boucher in Eight Legged Freaks as Miscellaneous Crew
  • Writer Shelly Altman, noted for TV series The Young and the Restless
  • In 1996 comedy and fantasy film, Fish Tale Soup, Shelly Hong portrayed N.
  • Shelly Mars, from 1995 comedy flick Drop Dead Rock, who played Andie.
  • Shelly Creel, from 1986 horror, sci-fi flick Mutilations, who portrayed the Libby Jones.
  • In 2017 horror flick, Revelator, Shelly DeChristofaro characterized Trish.

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