Given name & surname

Shepley

“from the meadow of sheep”

Shepley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of sheep.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One English interpretation is “from the meadow of sheep.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is English.

How it developed

From Old English scēap (“sheep”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Shepley’s family of names

Shepley has a related form in Sceapleigh. Shepley has a related form in Sheplea. Shepley has a related form in Shepleah.

Walk Shepley’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 8

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Shepley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Hockley

“from the high meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Hernley

“from the heron's meadow”

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Stockley

“from the meadow of tree stumps”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Thornley

“from the thorny meadow”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

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Mannley

“from the hero's meadow; from the man's meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Rishley

“from the untamed meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Gridley

“from the flat meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Wickley

“from the village meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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