Shelley (name)

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Shelley is a given name and surname. In many baby name books, Shelley is listed as meaning "meadow’s edge" or "clearing on a bank". It is Old English in origin. As with many other names (Courtney, Ashley, etc.), Shelley is today a name given almost exclusively to girls after historically being male. It is commonly used as a nickname for Michelle (and formerly as a variant of Shirley). 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. Shelly is a common alternative spelling. It is featured in tile on the ceiling of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.[clarification needed]

Notable people with the name include:

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Fictional characters[]

  • James Shelley, the title character of Shelley (TV series)
  • Shelley Levene, a main character in the stage play Glengarry Glen Ross, and the 1992 film of the same name
  • Shelley Marsh, a secondary character on the Comedy Central show South Park
  • Shelley Simon, One Tree Hill character
  • Shelley Unwin, a character in the British TV series Coronation Street
  • Shelley Winters, a main character in the popular webcomic Scary Go Round
  • Shelly Johnson, one of the main characters in Twin Peaks

Animals[]

  • Shelley (tortoise), a tortoise on Blue Peter

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