Shirley
Shirley is the French form of the English female given name Shirley.
Shirley is used as a female given name. When addressing an unmarried person named Shirley, you can use the phrase Mademoiselle Shirley, which means 'Miss Shirley'.
Did you know?
- While 'Shirley' is rare as a birth name in France, it gained temporary popularity during the mid-20th century due to the global influence of Hollywood cinema.
- If a French person were to pronounce 'Shirley' using strict French phonetics, the 'ir' sound would shift from the English 'er' sound to a much more guttural, uvular 'r' sound.
- In French literature, if a character named 'Shirley' were to appear, the author would likely use it to immediately signal that the character has an international or Anglo-Saxon background.
Examples in context
- Comme la grande Shirley Chisholm a déjà dit, « le stéréotypage émotionnel, sexuel et psychologique commence quand le/la docteur dit, "c'est une fille." » Et ça a des conséquences pour nous tous et toutes, que nous soyons des hommes ou des femmes, noir, blanc, gai, hétérosexuel, transgenre ou autre.As the great Shirley Chisholm once said, “The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begin when the doctor says, ‘It’s a girl.’” And that has consequences for all of us, whether we’re men or women, black, white, gay, straight, transgender or otherwise.This sentence is useful for seeing the name Shirley used in a biographical context.Tatoeba #5790352 by Knabacxo, translation #5215473 by Hybrid
- Madame Shirley, pourriez-vous m'aider ?Madam Shirley, could you help me?
- Shirley, tu veux aller boire un café ?Shirley, do you want to go get a coffee?
- J'ai croisé Shirley au supermarché hier.I ran into Shirley at the supermarket yesterday.
- Est-ce que Shirley vient à la fête ?Is Shirley coming to the party?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their mutual acquaintance at a café.
- ChloéTu as des nouvelles de Shirley ?Do you have any news about Shirley?
- HugoOui, elle a déménagé à Lyon.Yes, she moved to Lyon.
- ChloéC'est super pour elle !That's great for her!
- HugoElle est vraiment très heureuse là-bas.She is really very happy there.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
