Shirl is a given name, often a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
) of
Shirley. It may refer to:
People:
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Shirl Bernheim
Shirl Bernheim (September 21, 1921 in Manhattan, New York City – March 30, 2009 in Englewood, New Jersey) was an American actress of film and television.
She was born as Shirley Raphael and made her sole appearance on Broadway in her debut ...
, stage name of American actress Shirley Raphael (1921–2009)
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Shirl Conway
Shirl Conway (born Shirley Elizabeth Crosman, June 13, 1916 – May 7, 2007) was an American television and Broadway actress.
Early years
A great-niece of actress Henrietta Crosman, Conway graduated from the University of Michigan in 1938 with a ...
, stage name of American actress Shirley Crossman (1916–2007)
* Shirl, a stage name of
Graeme Strachan
Graeme Ronald Strachan (pronounced "Strawn") (2 January 195229 August 2001), professionally billed and known as "Shirley" Strachan or Shirl, was an Australian singer, songwriter, radio and television presenter, and carpenter. He was the lead si ...
(1952–2001), Australian singer, songwriter, radio and television presenter and carpenter
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Shirl Henke
Shirl Henke is an American best-selling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She has eclectic tastes and has written historical, contemporary, western, and regency-themed books. She also writes mystery novels using the pen n ...
(born 1942), American romance novelist
* Shirley
Shirl Jennings
Shirley "Shirl" Jennings (1940 – October 26, 2003) was one of only a few people in the world to regain his sight after lifelong blindness and was the inspiration for the character of Virgil Adamson in the movie '' At First Sight'' (1999) starring ...
(1940–2003), one of the few people to regain his sight after nearly lifelong blindness
* Colleen Shirley Perry Smith (1924–1988), better known as
Mum Shirl
Coleen Shirley Perry Smith AM MBE (22 November 1924 – 28 April 1998), better known as Mum Shirl, was a prominent Wiradjuri woman, social worker and humanitarian activist committed to justice and welfare of Aboriginal Australians. She wa ...
, Aboriginal Australian humanitarian, activist and social worker
Fictional characters:
* Laverne's name for Shirley in the American television series ''
Laverne & Shirley
''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' star ...
''
* Shirl, wife of
in the British magazine ''Viz''
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