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Gender
Feminine and Masculine
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Origin of the Name Shelley
Old English
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Usage of the Name Shelley
English
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Meaning of the Name Shelley
The name Shelley comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "wood (or clearing) on a slope" in Old English.
It can also be used as a pet form of names starting with "Shel" (for example, Sheldon or Shelton).
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Shelley Winters (1920 - 2006), an American actress;
Sheldon "Shelley" Berman (born 1925), an American male comedian and actor;
Shelley Duvall (born 1949), an American actress.
A bearer of the surname is Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), an English poet.
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