Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Like God

Girl name variations

Michaela
Michaelina
Michaeline
Michelina
Micaela
Mikaela
Miguela
Michelle
Nichelle
Shelly
Michal
Micheline
Michelyn
Mickey
Mikhaeli
Mikaeli

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Clearing on a bank; ledge estate

Boy name variations

Shelley
Shelly
Shelli

How Popular Is The Name Shell

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : habitational name from Shell, a place in Worcestershire, so named from Old English scylf ‘bank’, ‘shelf’.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Schelle ‘bell’.
  • Americanized spelling of German Schall or Schill.

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