Shelley
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[edit] Meaning
In many baby name books, Shelley is listed as meaning "From the meadow on the ledge" or "clearing on a bank". It is Old English in origin. As with many other names (Ashley, Courtney, etc.), Shelley is today a name given almost exclusively to girls after historically being male. Shelley is also a transferred surname used by those in Essex, Suffolk and Yorkshire, particularly in settlements where a wood/clearing was beside a ledge or hillside.
[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- Alexander Shelley, a British conductor
- Alex Shelley, stage name of professional wrestler Patrick Martin
- Barbara Shelley, British actress
- George Ernest Shelley, an ornithologist
- Harry Rowe Shelley, an American composer
- Howard Shelley, a British pianist
- John Shelley, U.S. politician
- Joshua Shelley, American actor
- Mary Shelley, English novelist famous for writing Frankenstein and wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Norman Shelley, English actor
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and husband of Mary Shelley
- Pete Shelley, the lead singer and songwriter for the Buzzcocks
- Rex Shelley, Singaporean author
- Richard Shelley, English Catholic under Elizabeth I
- Steve Shelley, drummer of Sonic Youth
[edit] Given name
- Shelley Knock, Australian author
- Shelley Duncan, Yankees player
- Shelley Duvall, American actress
- Shelley Jensen, American television director and producer
- Shelley Long, American actress
- Shelley Malil, Indian American actor
- Shelley Rudman, British athlete
- Shelley Sandie, Australian basketball player
- Shelley Winters, American actress
[edit] Fictional name
- Shelley Marsh, a secondary character on the Comedy Central show South Park
- Shelley Unwin, a character in the British TV series Coronation Street
- Shelley Winters, a main character in the popular webcomic Scary Go Round
- Shelley (tortoise), a tortoise on Blue Peter
[edit] Places
- Shelley, Idaho, a town in the Snake River Plain
- Shelley, West Yorkshire, a village in West Yorkshire, England
- Shelley, Essex a hamlet in Essex
- Shelley railway station, Victoria, Australia
[edit] Entertainment
- Shelley (band), Pop band, released single on Sarah Records in 1995
- Shelley (TV series), a British sitcom that first aired in 1979
[edit] Other
- The Rule in Shelley's Case, a principle of the common law relating to property
- Shelley Pottery, a china and pottery manufacturer operating in Staffordshire between 1925 and 1966
- MV Shelley, a coaster
[edit] See also
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