Shelley

English

Alternative forms

• (as a name) Shelly

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛli/
• Rhymes: -ɛli

Proper noun

Shelley

1. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
2. A habitational surname from Old English
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1930 usage.
4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, also explained as a variant of Shirley or Michelle.
5. A village in Essex, England.
6. A village in Suffolk, England.
7. A village in North Yorkshire, England.

Further reading

• “Shelley”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Helsley