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Shelly

Shelly

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A girl's first name
  • proper noun
  • /ˈʃɛli/
: Shelly
  • And also, Shelly Robbie's wife had just arrived as well, so we knew he was coming.
  • Shelly Cooper

This is a mermaid I've named Shelly in the show.

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Examples

  • Say hello to Shelly Rubin.

  • Special thanks to Shelly for being here and helping us out.

  • Yeah, and you think that Shelly looks like her?

  • I gave this to Shelly once.

  • Yeah, but Shelly made them see the error of their ways.

  • MAY and her older sister Shelly would go to their aunt's house most days after school.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I want to do a quick toast to the bride and groom, Danny and Shelly.

  • As they were leaving, Shelly opened the door of her apartment and waved frantically at them.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Hi, this is Shelly Lipman and I'm from Windsor, CT.

  • Special thanks to Shelly for being here and helping us out.

Surface Forms

Shelly main

Etymology

Shelly is often a short, friendly form of Michelle or comes from the English last name Shelley, which originally came from words meaning 'shelf' or 'clearing'. So Shelly keeps a gentle, familiar feeling, which helps explain why it is used as a warm, female name.