Shelley
meadow on a ledge
GenderUnisexOriginEnglishSay itSHEL-eePopularityVintage
Pronounced SHEL-ee
About the name Shelley
Shelley honors both Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. It's a soft, literary name with a Romantic-era pedigree.
Imaginative, gentle, and quietly bold in ideas.
Fun fact
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at just 18 years old during a ghost-story challenge with friends.
Nicknames for Shelley
Shel
Variations
ShelleyShelly
Famous people named Shelley
- Mary Shelley (author)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (poet)