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In many baby name books, Shelley is listed as meaning "From the meadow on the ledge" or "clearing on a bank" sometimes truthful and pretty. It is Old English in origin. As with many other names (Courtney, Lindsey, etc.), Shelley is today a name given almost exclusively to girls after historically being male. Shelley is also a transferred surname used by those in Essex, Suffolk and Yorkshire, particularly in settlements where a wood/clearing was beside a ledge or hillside. Notable people with the name include: ==Surname== * Alexander Shelley, a British conductor * Alex Shelley, stage name of professional wrestler Patrick Martin * Barbara Shelley, British actress * David Shelley, American blues rock musician * Gerard Shelley linguist/author/translator * George Ernest Shelley, an ornithologist * George M. Shelley, American mayor of Kansas City, Missouri 1878-1879 * George Shelley (singer), English singer (Union J) * Harry Rowe Shelley, an American composer * Howard Shelley, a British pianist * John Shelley, U.S. politician * Joshua Shelley, American actor * Mary Shelley, English novelist author of ''Frankenstein'' and wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley * Norman Shelley, English actor * Percy Shelley (potter), English potter * Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and husband of Mary Shelley * Pete Shelley, the lead singer and songwriter for the Buzzcocks * Rex Shelley, Singaporean author * Richard Shelley, English Catholic under Elizabeth I * Steve Shelley, drummer of Sonic Youth 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shelley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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