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Shellie
How to Pronounce Shellie
Pronounced SHEL-ee /ΛΚΙli/Medium
Meaning: Shellie is a soft -ie pet name, for boys most plausibly a short form of Sheldon, an English place name meaning 'steep valley', or of Shelby, from an Old Norse and English name for a 'willow farm'. Used quietly for boys in the American South, the meaning follows whichever parent name stands behind it.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shellie is a diminutive that for boys most likely trims Sheldon, 'steep valley', or Shelby, a 'willow farm'. Mostly a girls' name, it also served American boys, chiefly in the South, around the turn of the twentieth century.
For boys it was never common, a couple dozen a year at most around the nineteen-teens, and it faded by mid-century. A boy given it then would be a great-grandfather now, and it reads as an old regional pet-name rather than a current choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shellie mean?
It's a pet form, for boys most likely of Sheldon, 'steep valley', or Shelby, a 'willow farm'.
How do you pronounce Shellie?
It's said SHEL-ee /ΛΚΙli/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Shellie a boy or girl name?
Shellie is used here as a boy's name, though it was more often a girl's name.
Is Shellie a popular name?
No, for boys it was always rare, an old regional pet name seen only slightly in the early twentieth century.