Shirley

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)li
• Homophones: surely some dialects

Origin

English place name form Old English scīr ("county") + lēah ("meadow"). More at shire, leigh.

Full definition of Shirley

Proper noun

1. An English habitational surname
2. (rarely) transferred from the surname.
3. transferred from the surname. Popular from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Adverb

1. (informal, humorous) surely