Name Shelley

Old English surname means - "from the meadow on the ledge; clearing (Ley) on a bank".

As with many other English names (Ashley, Courtney, 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.

May also refer to Shelley (feminine name ).