/ Dictionary / Index S Shirley: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Shir•ley Pronunciation: (shûr'lē), [key] — n. 1596–1666, English dramatist. a city on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York. 18,072. a male or female given name: a family name taken from an Old English placename. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Shirleen Shirley poppy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language