Shelley

Meanings

1. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1930 usage.
4. A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.
5. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, also explained as a variant of Shirley or Michelle.
6. A diminutive of the female given name Rochelle.
7. A number of places:
8. A village in Ongar parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5404).
9. A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0338).
10. A village in Kirkburton parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2011).
11. A city in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
12. A community north-east of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology

From Old English, meaning "clearing on a bank".