sheila
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sheila¹
- /ˈʃiːlə/
Rhymes with -iːlə
Where it comes from
From Sheila (“female given name”).
sheila²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).
noun sheilas · shayla
- Alternative form of shayla They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila.
Sheila³
- /ˈʃiːlə/
Where it comes from
Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Caelia. Doublet of Celia.
proper noun
- A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile. 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.
Sheila⁴
Where it comes from
From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”).
proper noun
- Alternative form of Sheela
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: paul, john, gig, marcel, jean, sara, allan, brian, hilla, miss, woman, girl, lady, gal, lass, dame
Translations
Talk about this word "sheila." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheila. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sheila. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sheila "sheila." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sheila.Cite this
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title = {sheila},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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