Shirley

[ shur-lee ]

noun
  1. James, 1596–1666, English dramatist.

  2. William, 1694–1771, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony 1741–56: urged assault on Louisburg.

  1. a city on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.

  2. a male or female given name: a family name taken from an Old English placename.

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