Shelby (given name)
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Shelby is a given name, a transferred use of the northern English surname. Its meaning is uncertain. It has been in use as a given name, mainly in North America, since the 1700s. Initial usage for boys was probably influenced by Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), a United States Revolutionary War commander and later governor of Kentucky.[1] Usage for girls has been influenced by its use for the character Shelby Barret Wyatt in the 1935 film The Woman in Red and the character Shelby Eatonten-Latcherie in the 1989 film Steel Magnolias.[2]
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Gender | Unisex |
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Language(s) | English |
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Meaning | Transferred use of English surname |
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