Shelley.
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
Meaning & usage
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1930 usage.
A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, also explained as a variant of Shirley or Michelle.
A diminutive of the female given name Rochelle.
A number of places: A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).
A number of places: A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).
A number of places: A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).
A number of places: A city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
A number of places: A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
A number of places: A locality and former town in the Shire of Towong, north-east Victoria, Australia.
A number of places: A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".
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