Brief Life History of Shirley
Shirley Bennett was born on 16 September 1926. She died in September 2003, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at the age of 77.
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World Events (3)
1939
Age 13
1940
Age 14
1940
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .
Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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