Definitions for Shelly
shel·ly

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shellynoun

   transferred from the surname, mostly of persons born before 1930.

2. Shellynoun

   used since 1930s, variant of Shelley.

3. shellyadjective

   Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures

4. shellyadjective

   Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc

5. shellyadjective

   Abounding with shells.

6. Shellynoun

   A surname, variant of Shelley.

7. Shellynoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage.

8. Shellynoun

   A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shellyadjective

   Etymology: from shell.

   1. Abounding with shells.

   The ocean rolling, and the shelly shore,
   Beautiful objects, shall delight no more. Matthew Prior.

   2. Consisting of shells.

   The conceit of Anaximander was, that the first men and all animals were bred in some warm moisture, inclosed in crustaceous skins, as lobsters; and so continued ’till their shelly prisons, growing dry and breaking, made way for them. Richard Bentley.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shellyadjective

   abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shelly

   Shelly is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHELLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shelly is ranked #6598 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shelly surname appeared 5,134 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Shelly.
   
   79.3% or 4,072 total occurrences were White.
   13.8% or 710 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 143 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 85 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.6% or 82 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 42 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Shelly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Shelly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shelly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shelly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Shelly in a Sentence

1. Mary Burgoon:

   Wouldn't you if that was the only way you could get out of there ? i do not believe that Shelly Harmon did it.

2. Victor Dartt:

   Shelly Harmon was the only one that I could keep corroborating.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shelly
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Shelly
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shelly
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Shelly
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html