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Biography
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Meaning
In many baby name books, Shelley is listed as meaning "From the meadow on the ledge" or "clearing on a bank" sometimes truthful and pritty . It is Old English in origin. As with many other names (Ashley, Courtney, etc.), Shelley is today a name given almost exclusively to girls after historically being male. 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.
People
Surname
Alexander Shelley , a British conductor
Alex Shelley , stage name of professional wrestler Patrick Martin
Barbara Shelley , British actress
George Ernest Shelley , an ornithologist
Harry Rowe Shelley , an American composer
Howard Shelley , a British pianist
John Shelley , U.S. politician
Joshua Shelley , American actor
Mary Shelley , English novelist famous for writing Frankenstein and wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Norman Shelley , English actor
Percy Shelley (potter) , English potter
Percy Bysshe Shelley , English poet and husband of Mary Shelley
Pete Shelley , the lead singer and songwriter for the Buzzcocks
Rex Shelley , Singaporean author
Richard Shelley , English Catholic under Elizabeth I
Steve Shelley , drummer of Sonic Youth
Given name
Shelley Knock , Australian author
Shelley Duncan , Yankees player
Shelley Duvall , American actress
Shelley Jensen , American television director and producer
Shelley Long , American actress
Shelley Malil , Indian American actor
Shelley Rudman , British athlete
Shelley Sandie , Australian basketball player
Shelley Tanaka , Canadian author and editor
Shelley Winters , American actress
Fictional name
List_of_South_Park_families#Shelley_Marsh|Shelley Marsh , a secondary character on the Comedy Central show South Park
Shelley Unwin , a character in the British TV series Coronation Street
Shelley Winters, a main character in the popular webcomic Scary Go Round
Shelley (tortoise) , a tortoise on Blue Peter
Places
Shelley, Idaho , a town in the Snake River Plain
Shelley, West Yorkshire , a village in West Yorkshire, England
