Sheila is a common given name for a female, taken from the Gaelic name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Like "Cecil" or "Cecilia", the name means "Smart and Wise", from the Latin caecus.
Sheila may also refer to:
People:
- Sheila (singer) (born 1946), French singer
- Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer
- Sheila Dikshit (born 1938), Chief Minister of Delhi, India
- Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer
- Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress
- Sheila Fougere, Nova Scotian politician
- Sheila Gordon (born 1927), South African novelist
- Sheila Steafel (born 1935), South African-born British actress
- Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete
- Sheila White (actress), (born 1950), English actress
In fiction:
- Sheila (Spyro character), a kangaroo
- A character in Red vs. Sheila (born Annie Chancel on August 16, 1945 in Créteil) is the Stage name of a French Sheila Chandra (b March 14, 1965) is an English pop singer of Indian descent Sheila Dikshit (born March 31, 1938) is the Chief Minister of Delhi since 1998 Sheila Escovedo (born December 12 1957, in Oakland California) known by her Stage name Sheila E Sheila Fearn (born 3 October 1940 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English actress best known for playing Audrey See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Sheila Fougere is a Canadian politician Sheila Gordon, a Novelist born in South Africa, Johannesburg in 1927 is the author of Waiting for the Rain, The Middle of Somewhere Sheila Steafel (born 26 May 1935, Johannesburg) is an actress who has lived all her adult life in Britain. Sheila Christine Taormina (born March 18, 1969 in Livonia Michigan) is an American athlete who competes in Triathlon and Sheila White (born October 18, 1950 in London) is an English actress and West End musical star This is a list of characters appearing in the Spyro the Dragon video game series Blue; see List of characters in Red vs. Blue
- A character in Army of Darkness
- A character from the Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)
- Sheila Carter, a character from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
- Sheila Corkhill, a character from the defunct British soap opera Brookside
- Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical Hair
- Sheila Futterman, a character in Gremlins
- Sheila Gallagher (Shameless), a character from the British television series Shameless
In music:
Other:
This is a list of characters in the Machinima series Red vs Blue. Army of Darkness (aso known as Evil Dead III: Army of darkness) is an American Comedy horror / adventure film released in 1993 Dungeons & Dragons is an American Animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. Sheila Carter (formerly Grainger, Forrester, and Warwick) is a Fictional character who appeared on both The Young and the Restless Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 The Sheilas are a pop Girl group who found fame with Stock Aitken Waterman, after they were featured in an advertising campaign for the car insurance company "Sheila" is a song written and recorded by Tommy Roe. Bobby Bare (born Robert Joseph Bare on April 7, 1935 in Ironton Ohio) is an American Country music singer and songwriter " Oh Sheila " is a 1985 single by Ready for the World. " Sheila Take a Bow " is a song by The Smiths. It was released as a single in April 1987 reaching #10 in the UK Singles Chart, their highest chart placing " To Sheila " is the first track on The Smashing Pumpkins ' 1998 album Adore. " Sheila " is the first single by Jamie T from his debut album Panic Prevention. Sheela na Gigs (or Sheela-na-Gigs) are figurative carvings of naked women displaying an exaggerated Vulva. Sheilas' Wheels is a UK Car insurance brand that targets its insurance products to women although it also sells to men
Dictionary
sheila
-noun
- (Australia, slang) A woman (see bruce)
Sheila
-proper noun
- A female given name.
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