Sherley

  • [ SHUR-lee ]
  • English (Rare)
Variant of SHIRLEY.

SHIRLEY   female & male   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English. This is the name of the main character in Charlotte Brontë's semi-autobiographical novel 'Shirley' (1849). The child actress Shirley Temple (1928-2014) helped to popularize this name.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Shirlee, Shirley