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Shively

Shively proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Shively (countable and uncountable, plural Shivelys)

  1. (countable) A surname from German.
  2. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States.
  3. A city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.

Forms of Shively

pluralShivelys
alternative formShiveley

Origin of Shively

Americanized spelling of Swiss German Schäublin or Scheublin.

Questions about Shively

What does Shively mean?
Shively means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Shively?
Shively is a proper noun.

Words near Shively in the dictionary

  1. shivas
  2. shive
  3. shived
  4. Shiveley
  5. Shiveleys
  6. Shively
  7. Shivelys
  8. shiver
  9. shiver me timbers
  10. shiver my sides
  11. shiver my soul

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