i made a bet that my name does have a meaning, but i can't prove it because i can't find the meaning.
2006-06-07 14:38:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
~~Meaning: The dweller at the ledge estate and a sheltered town.
Origin: Old English~~
2006-06-07 14:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has the same name. The reason I gave her the name was that her mother really liked Julia Roberts and still does. Julia plays a character named Shelby in Fried Green Tomatoes. We didn't want her to have a family name. Don't know if it means anything though.
Sorry, but it has no meaning. It must be from another name or word like Sheila or Selby. The latter meaning "tree farm" and the first meaning "blind".
2006-06-08 02:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by Porgie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shelby (First Name Origin and Meaning)
Origin: English
Meaning: Sheltered town.
Gender :Female
2006-06-07 14:44:00 · answer #3 · answered by Gray Matter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shelby
The name Shelby is of English origin. Its meaning is, "sheltered town". Shelby is a female
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Jimmy
2006-06-07 14:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by Jimmy The Hand 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Origin and Meaning of the Name Shelby
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The boy's and girl's name Shelby is pronounced SHEL-bee. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "willow; from the ledge estate." Place name. Author Shelby Foote.
Shelby has 2 variant forms: Shelbey and Shelbie.
For more information, see also the related name Selby. Search for names similar to Shelby starting with Sh-, She-, Shel- or ending with -by, -lby, -elby.
Shelby is a common male first name, ranking 656 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Shelby is a very popular surname, ranking 2637 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
2006-06-07 14:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by tom8o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shelby means "sheltered town"
2006-06-07 14:44:10 · answer #6 · answered by xscerenex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean the car? Shelby was a very famous car designer.
2006-06-07 14:41:39 · answer #7 · answered by svetlana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Names are just names. They usually don't have a meaning. A lot of names were based on names from the Bible though..
2006-06-07 14:41:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Variant of SELBY
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old English
2006-06-07 14:42:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sheltered Town
2006-06-07 14:41:31 · answer #10 · answered by happypanda03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋