Shirley

American  

[shur-lee] / ˈʃɜr li /

noun

1. James, 1596–1666, English dramatist.

2. William, 1694–1771, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1741–56: urged assault on Louisburg.

3. a city on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.

4. a male or female given name: a family name taken from an Old English placename.

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Example Sentences

Raj Khaira, from Southampton, has owned Top Catch fish and chips in Shirley for five years and says he wants to support lonely people in the area.

From BBC

Looking back on some of the negative news reported in Shirley earlier this year with the rise in anti-social behaviour in the area, he admits he had suffered.

From BBC

Craft’s “cancer was preventable,” said Jessica Dean, a partner at Dean Omar Branham Shirley, which represented Craft.

From The Wall Street Journal

This series, which predates “Bly Manor” and shares many cast members, is a modern-day adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times

Reiner was married to Laverne & Shirley actress Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981 and is the adoptive father to Marshall's daughter, actress Tracy Reiner.

From BBC