Shy
English word name
"reserved, timid"
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Updated Fri Mar 21 2025
Shy Origin and Meaning
The name Shy is a boy's name meaning "reserved, timid".
Not the most aspirational word names you could give to a child, although it does work as a nickname. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter Chicago is often called Chi, pronounced "shy."