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Shelby

Unisex NameEnglish Origin

Meaning

From a surname, which was possibly a variant of SELBY. Though previously in use as a rare masculine

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Shelby and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

Resilience

Compassion

Courage

Intelligence

Creativity

Famous People Named Shelby

Shelby Holliday

Shelby Holliday is a broadcast journalist who is currently employed by the Wall Street Journal.

CreativityIntelligenceWisdom

Shelby Gaines

Shelby Shook Gaines is an American composer, musician, and writer.

CharismaCreativity

Shelby Corcoran

Shelby Corcoran is a recurring fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee.

CharismaCreativity

Shelby Millard Harrison

Shelby Millard Harrison (1881–1970) was a director of the Russell Sage Foundation,Russel Sage Foundation: Brief History in charge of the Babe Ruth Foundation, as well as a writer.

CharismaCreativity

Shelby Brewer

Shelby Templeton Brewer (February 19, 1937 – March 19, 2015) was an American nuclear energy sector executive in private and public positions since 1978.

InnovationIntelligenceWisdom

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Means 'faith' in Swahili, conveying a sense of conviction and resilience, similar to the implied strength of Shelby.

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Shelby in Other Languages

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