Sheila name - Meaning of Sheila
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 9
- Usage
- Irish, English, Gaelic
- Pronounced
- SHEE-lə
- Sheila Meaning
- Anglicized form of Síle. Sheila originates in Gaelic languages and means "blinded". It is an Irish form of the name Cecilia and was the most popular in the 1940s. The word itself is a derogatory expression for a woman in Australian English slang. Cecilia originates in Latin language. Saint Cecilia was the patron saint of music. In English-speaking countries the name has been used since the 18th century. It was popularized by the song of the same name by Simon and Garfunkel.
Sheila Related Names
Variants: Síle (Irish), Shayla, Sheelagh, Shelagh, Shelia, Shyla (English), Shila
Other Languages: Caecilia (Ancient Roman), Cecilija, Cila (Croatian), Cecilie, Cecílie (Czech), Cecilie, Cille, Silje, Sille (Danish), Cécile, Cecilia, Cilla, Silke (Dutch), Cecilia, Silja (Finnish), Cécile (French), Cäcilia, Cäcilie, Caecilia, Cecilia, Silke, Zilla (German), Cecília, Cili (Hungarian), Cecilia (Italian), Cecilie, Silje (Norwegian), Cecylia (Polish), Cecília (Portuguese), Tsetsiliya (Russian), Sìleas (Scottish), Cecília (Slovak), Cecilija, Cila, Cilka (Slovene), Cecilia (Spanish), Cecilia, Cilla (Swedish)
Sheila Celebrities
Sheila - French singer, Sheila Chandra - singer, Sheila E. - singer, Sheila Florance - actress, Sheila Fougere - politician, Sheila Hancock - actress, Sheila Steafel - actress, Sheila White - actress,