Shirley

(s̸hʉr′lē)

noun

a feminine name

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

See Shirley in American Heritage Dictionary 4

British colonial administrator who was governor of Massachusetts (1741-1749 and 1753-1756) and commanded British forces in the French and Indian War.

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