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Shelby
This is a name I hadn't heard for a while. I had thought of it since the Julia Roberts movie - so does have some sadness attached to it! But I kind of like it is femine, a little bit unusual but not to our there, what do you think?
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I went to high scool with a guy named Shelby and went to Elementry and Jr. High with a girl named Shelby. My husband however wants a 1967 fastback Shelby GT 500,so I think of Carroll Shelby the creator of the Mustang
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To me, it sounds very Midwest (don't know why). I love it.
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This is one of my all time favorite girl names!
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I know a Shelby Rae. I think she's 15-16. I know that her mother named her for the character in Steel Magnolias.I don't care for the sound of the name, and I think it's too casual, if that makes any sense.
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I've known a Shelby as well as a few Shellys (who could have very well been Shelby nn Shelly, I don't know). I don't really like it. It's okay, I guess, but it's just kind of dry and I don't really love the look or the sound.
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I think its cute - nms but I would love it on someone's child. I agree that it's in that nice area between unusual and too out there.
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It doesn't sound that great
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It's pretty popular around here for girls. I don't like it at all, and can't think why except it sounds like She'll Be. My husband really liked it and wanted to use it, but I had to put my foot down. After all, he'd put his foot down about how he can't stand the name Maria, which I love. lol
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I don't think it's unusualI've met quite a few in my age group with the name. A good portion from the Steel Magnolias movie, the other from it being a family surname.I like it only if it's a family name of some sort.
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Perfect Harmony anyone? Shelby was the large, overweight sidekick of the bad guy. Annoying voice, racist. Kinda bad associations for me!
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It doesn't seem unusual at all, really.I know a lot of girls at my high school (a lot of sophomores, actually) named Shelby. It's seriously ubiquitous. And according to US popularity charts, it's still fairly popular. It just feels trendy and dated to me.
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It's a surname, and not a very attractive one at that
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I always thought it was a nickname for Michelle!*radical paradigm shift*I wouldn't endorse it either way, it sounds silly to me.
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I agree, plus it sounds masculine to me.
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Maybe because of the car?The sad part is, I know a redheaded girl called Shelby specifically after a shiny red Shelby Mustang. It might possibly be one of the saddest things I've ever heard :(I agree with all of the people in this bit of the thread - surnamey, not even nice surnamey, and pretty masculine.

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Ditto.
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tritto
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My parents almost named me Shelby. I'm glad they didn't. I don't really like it. I think it sounds more masculine than feminine.
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I've never really liked it. It makes me think of the stuck-up fashionistas who bully people at shool. Sorry. I preffer Shaylyn.:0)
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Shelby first makes me think of the geeky girl in the corner with her knee-high socks scrunched down to her ankles, and then I think of an annoying, uptight middle aged lady who's always wringing her hands, laughing very fakely, and has way too much Botox.
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FunnyIt makes me think of a short, obnoxious, stuck-up, rich guy from the late 1800s or so. :)
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