Shelby

Meanings

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama.
7. A census-designated place in Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.
8. A minor city in Pottawattamie County and Shelby County, Iowa.
9. A village in Oceana County, Michigan.
10. A city in Bolivar County, Mississippi.
11. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Missouri.
12. A city, the county seat of Toole County, Montana.

Etymology

From a medieval name, of obscure origin, yet likely an alteration of Middle English Selby, Salibi (“dweller of the willow place”), from salwe (“willow, sallow”) + -by (“settlement, farm”).