Shelly

Meanings

1. A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.

1. Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures
2. Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc
3. Abounding with shells.

Etymology

From shell + -y.