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Shirley definition

Shir·ley (s̸hʉr′lē)

noun

a feminine name

Etymology: orig. a surname < the place name Shirley (England) < OE scire, shire + leah, meadow, lea: hence lea where the shire moot was held

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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