Shirley
Colors Related to this Name: Blue
Qualities Related to this Name: Romantic, Nurturing
Popularity: This is a very popular name in the US. Ranking #1343 in 2013 and #1211 in 2014.
Meaning
In English
Origin: English place name form Old English scīr (“county”) + lēah (“meadow”). More at shire, leigh.
Meaning(s):
-(''rarely'') ( male name -comes from the last names language-) transferred from the last name.
-An English habitational last name
-(informal humorous) surely
-( female name -comes from the last names language-) transferred from the last name. Popular from the 1920s to the 1950s.