Name:
Shirley
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
English
Meaning:
Shirley originates in Old English language and means "sunny meadow". Initially, it was an old English surname and after that a masculine given name. That changed after Charlotte Bronte wrote her 1849 novel Shirley, where the main character of the same name is a girl and her parents named her Shirley because they wanted a boy. More recently, it was popularized as a feminine name by the American actress Shirley Temple.
Pronunciation:
SHUR-lee
The Five Elements:
Water
Also Spelled Like...:
Sherlee
Sherli
Sherly
Shirlee
Shirli
Shirlie
Shirly
Famous Shirley:
Shirley Ballas : dancer
Shirley Bassey : singer
Shirley Clamp : singer
Shirley Jones : actress
Shirley MacLaine : actress
Shirley Manson : singer
Shirley Temple : child actress