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Shelley

//ˈʃɛli// name

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  1. 1
    Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English.
  3. 3
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1930 usage.
  4. 4
    A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon. rare

    "Shelley Berman"

  5. 5
    A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, also explained as a variant of Shirley or Michelle.

    "Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Republican of West Virginia, was juggling visits across her state and preparations to tee up a potential infrastructure deal when she learned that the top Senate Republican had described himself as “100 percent focused” on stopping President Biden’s agenda."

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  1. 6
    A diminutive of the female given name Rochelle.

    "Shelley Berkley"

  2. 7
    A number of places:; A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).
  3. 8
    A number of places:; A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).
  4. 9
    A number of places:; A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).
  5. 10
    A number of places:; A city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
  6. 11
    A number of places:; A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
  7. 12
    A number of places:; A locality and former town in the Shire of Towong, north-east Victoria, Australia.
  8. 13
    A number of places:; A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Etymology

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

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