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10/9/2012, 4:01 PM SeaHorse15
10/21/2011, 4:55 PM anonymous

Name Shacklady
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Perhaps from a medieval nickname for a man who had had sexual relations with a woman of higher social class (from #shag# "to copulate with" (not recorded before the late 17th century) and #lady#). Source: John Ayto's 'Encyclopedia of Surnames' (2007)
Added 10/21/2011 by anonymous