Sloping meadow or little shell
Shellie is primarily a diminutive form of Michelle or Shelley. As a variant of Shelley, it derives from Old English words meaning a meadow on a slope. It is also frequently associated with the sea shell due to its phonetic similarity.
Less common today
Shellie isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,094 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
NBA player for the Detroit Pistons and St. Louis Hawks
A barmaid and girlfriend of Dwight McCarthy · Sin City
