Shelby (given name)

GenderUnisex

MeaningTransferred use of English surname

Shelby
Origin
Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky.
Gender	Unisex
Language	English
Meaning	Transferred use of English surname

Shelby is a given name, a transferred use of the northern English surname. Its meaning is uncertain. It has been in use as a given name, mainly in North America, since the 1700s. Initial usage for boys was probably influenced by Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), a United States Revolutionary War commander and later governor of Kentucky.^[1] Usage for girls has been influenced by its use for the character Shelby Barret Wyatt in the 1935 film The Woman in Red and the character Shelby Eatonten-Latcherie in the 1989 film Steel Magnolias.^[2]

Men

Shelby Lee Adams (born 1950), American photographer
Shelby Blackstock (born 1990), American racing driver
Shelby Brewer (1937–2015), American nuclear engineer
Shelby Bryan (born 1946), American technology executive
Shelby Coffey III (born 1946/1947), American journalist and business executive
Shelby Moore Cullom (1829–1914), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and 17th Governor of Illinois
Shelby Cullom Davis (1909–1994), American investment banker, philanthropist and United States Ambassador to Switzerland
Shelby Davis (born 1937), American money manager; son of Shelby Cullom Davis
Shelby Foote (1916–2005), American historian and novelist
Shelby Gaines (fl. mid-1990s), American musician and visual artist
Shelby Harris (born 1991), American football player
Shelby Millard Harrison (1881–1970), American social scientist
Shelby Highsmith (1929–2015), American federal judge
Shelby Howard (born 1985), American racing driver
Shelby D. Hunt (1939–2022), American business theorist
Shelby Jacobs (1935–2022), American engineer
Shelby James (born 1973), American sport cyclist
Shelby Jordan (1952–2022), American football player
Shelby Kutty (fl. 1990s), Indian-born American cardiologist
Shelby A. Laxson (1913–1982), American politician
Shelby Linville (1929–2008), American basketball player
Shelby Metcalf (1930–2007), American basketball coach
Shelby Miller (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
Shelby Singleton (1931–2009), American record producer and record label owner
Shelby Steele (born 1946), American author, columnist, documentary film maker and academic
Shelby G. Tilford (1937–2022), American scientist
Shelby Tucker (born 1935), American lawyer and journalist
Shelby Westbrook (1922–2016), American aviator and Tuskegee Airman
Shelby Whitfield (1935–2013), American sportscaster
Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American wrestler and 1960 Olympic gold medalist

Women

Shelby Babcock (born 1992), American softball player
Shelby Bach (born 1986), American children's writer
Shelby Chong (born 1948), American comedian, actress, and producer
Shelby Ivey Christie, American fashion and costume historian
Shelby Dressel (born 1990), American singer-songwriter
Shelby Earl (born 1976), American singer-songwriter
Shelby Fero (born 1993), American comedian and screenwriter
Shelby Flint (born 1939), American singer-songwriter
Shelby Grant (1936–2011), American actress born Brenda Thompson
Shelby Hearon (1931–2016), American writer
Shelby Hogan (born 1998), American soccer goalkeeper
Shelby Holliday (fl. 2008), American television journalist
Shelby Houlihan (born 1993), American runner
Shelby Hughes (1981–2014), American artist and designer
Shelby Johnson, known as Shelby J. (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
Shelby Kisiel (born 1994), American rhythmic gymnast
Shelby F. Lewis, American political scientist and scholar
Shelby Lindley (born 1986), American voice actress
Shelby Lynne (born 1968), American singer-songwriter
Shelby Lyons (born 1981), American retired figure skater
Shelby Pierson (fl. mid-1990s), American intelligence official
Shelby Rabara (born 1983), American actress and dancer
Shelby Rogers (born 1992), American tennis player
Shelby Sherritt, Australian ceramicist
Shelby Starner (1984–2003), American singer-songwriter and musician
Shelby Tracy Tom (1963–2003), Canadian female murder victim
Shelby Walker (1975-2006), American boxer
Shelby Young (born 1992), American actress. •{this is a different person} shelby lynn Harrington (2017) english actress

Shelby (given name)

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