Shirley

/ˈʃɜː(ɹ)li/

Synonyms for "shirley" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
family nameforename

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
given namelast name

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
personal nameproper namesurname

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nameproper noun

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4 entries
Shirley MacLaineShirley Templeenglish surnametoponymic surname

Collocations

5 entries
Shirley BasseyShirley BoothShirley JacksonShirley MacLaineShirley Temple

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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I always thought that Shirley and Alan would get together.

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Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams sang "shlemiel, schlemazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated" in the theme song "Making our Dreams Come True" for the television show "Laverne and Shirley," a popular American sitcom in the 1970s.

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As the great Shirley Chisholm once said, “The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begin when the doctor says, ‘It’s a girl.’” And that has consequences for all of us, whether we’re men or women, black, white, gay, straight, transgender or otherwise.

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My father's name was Walter Shirley, and he was a teacher in the Bolingbroke High School.

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