Shelley

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈʃɛli//

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.

proper noun

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Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
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A habitational surname from Old English.
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A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1930 usage.
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rareA diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.
Shelley Berman
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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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A diminutive of the female given name Rochelle.
Shelley Berkley
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A number of places: A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).
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A number of places: A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).
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A number of places: A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).
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A number of places: A city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
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A number of places: A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
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A number of places: A locality and former town in the Shire of Towong, north-east Victoria, Australia.
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A number of places: A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Etymology

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

Shelf · A place name: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of…shell · A hard external covering of an animal. The calcareous or…Shell · A surname.

Shelley · Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.

Shells · A surname.shelly · Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures Shelly · A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.

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