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Shelly

/ˈʃɛli/ · name

Meaning

  1. A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.
  2. Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage.
  5. Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc
  6. Abounding with shells.

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