# Shelby

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃɛlbi/ · frequency rank #13,810

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
4. A placename:
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## Etymology
From a medieval name, of obscure origin, yet likely an alteration of Middle English Selby, Salibi (“dweller of the willow place”), from salwe (“willow, sallow”) + -by (“settlement, farm”).

## Easily confused with
- **shell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelby-vs-shell)
- **shelf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelby-vs-shelf)
- **shells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelby-vs-shells)
- **sherry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelby-vs-sherry)
- **shelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelby-vs-shelly)
- **smelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelby-vs-smelly)
- **Shelley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelby-vs-shelley)
- **Selby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selby-vs-shelby)
- **Sheba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheba-vs-shelby)
- **shabby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shabby-vs-shelby)
- **Seeley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeley-vs-shelby)

## Common misspellings (10)
`hselby`, `sehlby`, `shebly`, `shelbby`, `shelbyy`, `shellby`, `shelyb`, `shhelby`, `shleby`, `sshelby`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shelby