Given name & surname

Shockley

“goblin, evil spirit, demon”

Shockley is a surname, probably from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shockley probably goes back to Old English sċucca, meaning “goblin, evil spirit, demon.”

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Where it comes from

Shockley probably comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Probably from Old English sċucca (“goblin, evil spirit, demon”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old English

Shotley

“Scot, Scottish person”

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Old English

Shackley

“robber, thief”

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Old English

Shippey

“sheep”

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Old English

Sloley

“sloe”

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Old English

Onley

“only, alone”

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92% boys · 8% girls

Middle English

Southey

“south”

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Old English · Nature

Horley

“meadow”

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Old English

Stickley

“stile; sharp point”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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