Sheila

Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.

Sheila

1. A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile.
   • 1874, William Black, A Princess of Thule, Adamant Media Corporation, →ISBN, page 295:

     Were English girls not good enough for him that he must needs come up and take away Sheila Mackenzie, and keep her there in the South.

   • 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:

     What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, / And Sheila like a field of corn,

   • 2008, Helen Walsh, Once Upon a Time in England, →ISBN:

     He shortened her name to Sheila which, in spite of its primness, she seemed to love. - - - For Susheela - Sheila, as she was now known - this creeping daylight signalled the start, not the end of sleep.

• → Cebuano: Sheila
• → Japanese: シェイラ
• → Portuguese: Sheila
• → Spanish: Sheila

From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”).

Sheila

1. Alternative form of Sheela.

• More commonly spelled Sheela, but this spelling is sometimes found under the influence of the unrelated name of Irish origin.

• Ashlie, Elahis, Elisha, Hailes, Hilsea, Salehi, e-hails, hailse

From English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Cecilia.

Sheila

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Irish]

Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Caecilia. Doublet of Cecília.

Sheila f

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Irish], equivalent to English Sheila
2. (Porto, derogatory, vulgar) slut (woman seeking attention through inappropriate clothing and make-up)

Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Cecilia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeila/ [ˈʃei̯.la]
• Rhymes: -eila
• Syllabification: Shei‧la

Sheila f

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Irish], equivalent to English Sheila