English · Girl name
Shelby
“from the ledge estate”
About the name Shelby
Shelby is derived from an English surname meaning ‘from the ledge estate’, which began as a place name. It was originally a masculine name, borne by the American historian Shelby Foote and used as a surname by the car designer Carroll Shelby, known for the Shelby Mustang. As a girls’ name it became widely known through Shelby, a character in the film ‘Steel Magnolias’, played by Julia Roberts. Today Shelby is given mainly to girls in the United States.
- Meaning
- from the ledge estate
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SHEL-bee(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Shelbie
- Shelbi
- Shelbey
- Shelbee
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Middle names for Shelby
- Shelby Ann
- Shelby Marie
- Shelby Lynn
- Shelby Grace
- Shelby Renee
Questions about Shelby
- What does Shelby mean?
- Shelby is an English name meaning "from the ledge estate".
- How do you pronounce Shelby?
- Shelby is pronounced SHEL-bee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Shelby?
- Variants of Shelby include Shelbie, Shelbi, Shelbey, Shelbee.
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