Shelly
Pronunciation: SHEHL-ee (key)
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Origin of the name Shelly:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English Scealfleáh. The name is composed of the elements scelf (a shelf, a ledge) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, “dweller on the clearing near the ledge.”
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