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Shelly

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.

  2. 2

    A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage.

  3. 3

    A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.

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