Shelley
Meaning
In many baby name books, Shelley is listed as meaning "From the meadow on the ledge" or "clearing on a bank". 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 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
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Places
Entertainment
Other
- The Rule in Shelley's Case, a principle of the common law relating to property
- Shelley Pottery, a china and pottery manufacturer operating in Staffordshire between 1925 and 1966
- MV Shelley, a coaster
See also