[needmorePaine]

I knew men named Shirley

Surely you can't be serious.

[taterjay]

Better yet, Shirley was the sheriff and you did not want to mess with him. Big and bad.

[Nea Wood]

Shirley actually used to be a boy’s name. Along with Evelyn and Beverly. Once people started giving those names to girls, they lost favor as boys’ names. Back when nobody wanted their boy to have a “sissy” name.