Definitions for shirley
shirley

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shirleyadverb

   surely

2. Shirleynoun

   An English habitational surname

3. Shirleynoun

   (rarely) transferred from the surname.

4. Shirleynoun

   transferred from the surname. Popular from the 1920s to the 1950s.

5. Etymology: English place name form scir + leah.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Shirleynoun

   the bullfinch

WikidataRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Shirley

   Shirley is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,211 at the 2010 census. The town has a well preserved historic New England town center and is home to two state prisons, including the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. The remains of a Shaker village are located on the prison grounds.

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1. shirley

   Song lyrics by shirley -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by shirley on the Lyrics.com website.

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

1. SHIRLEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shirley is ranked #1292 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shirley surname appeared 27,224 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Shirley.
   
   82.6% or 22,495 total occurrences were White.
   9.1% or 2,477 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 907 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.2% or 607 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 566 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 169 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shirley' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3614

Anagrams for shirley »

1. relishy

How to pronounce shirley?

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 shirley in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shirley in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shirley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shirley in a Sentence

1. Katharine Hepburn:

   Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.

2. Debbie Howell:

   From January 8 to the end it just kind of went up and down, there were days that we were really optimistic that Shirley Meek were going to get through, but Shirley Meek lungs kept failing more and more each day.

3. Airplane:

   Rumack Yes I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

4. Pat Boone:

   The Associated Press, Hollywood Reporter, Variety — they all ran with the headline, ‘Pat Boone refuses to kiss leading lady,’ and they assumed for religious reasons, and it wasn’t! I just wanted to stay married. And my wife gave me permission. I know it sounds naive now, but she said, ‘I can live with it if you kiss Shirley Jones, but just don’t try to enjoy it.'.

5. Shirley Meek:

   Shirley Meek never had to go through' until death do us part,' shirley Meek never had to do that because Shirley Meek were together and we're ever so grateful.

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References

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