The story behind Shirley
Unadapted borrowing from English Shirley.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Shirley, a given name transferred from the habitational surname, from Old English scīr + lēah.
Pronunciation
Spanish: /ˈʃiɾlei/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Spanish: [ˈʃiɾ.lei̯]
- Spanish: /ˈʃiɾli/
- Spanish: [ˈʃiɾ.li]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈʃeɾli/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈʃɛɾ.lɪ]
- Tagalog: /ˈsjeɾli/
- Tagalog: [ˈsjɛɾ.lɪ]
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Middle Names for Shirley
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length