Sheila

Sheila
Pronunciation	[ˈʃiːlə]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/Name	Latin Julia or Cecilia, via Gaelic Síle / Sìle
Meaning	Blind
Region of origin	India, Ireland, Australia, Irish diaspora
Other names
Related names	Julia, Cecilia

Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common given name for a female, derived from the Gaelic name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia. Like "Cecil" or "Cecilia", the name means "blind", from the Latin word caecus. There is also an etymologically unrelated Indian name (alternatively spelled "Sheela"), which is rooted in the Sanskrit word शील (Sheel), meaning "noble," and is a common name across the country.

Sheila is also a colloquial term for a girl or woman in Australia.

Sheila may also refer to:

People:

• Sheila (singer) (born 1945), French singer
• Sheila Bair, (born 1954), Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer
• Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 1997
• Sheila Dikshit (born 1938), Chief Minister of Delhi, India
• Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer
• Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress
• Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress
• Sheila Fougere, Canadian politician
• Sheila Gordon (born 1927), South African novelist
• Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author
• Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete
• Sheila Steafel (born 1935), South African-born British actress
• Sheila Scribner (born 1984), American singer
• Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete
• Sheila White (actress), (born 1950), English actress

In fiction:

• Sheila (Spyro character), a kangaroo
• The tank in Red vs. Blue; see List of characters in Red vs. Blue
• A character in Army of Darkness
• A character from the Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)
• Sheila Broflovski, a character from the animated series South Park
• 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
• Sheila Grant, a character in the British soap opera Brookside
• Sheila Tubman, a character in Judy Blume's book series Fudge

In music:

• The Sheilas, a girl group
• "Sheila" (song), a 1962 single by Tommy Roe
• "Oh Sheila", a 1985 song by Ready for the World
• "To Sheila", a 1998 song by The Smashing Pumpkins
• "Sheila (Jamie T song)", a 2006 song by Jamie T
• "Sheila Take a Bow", a 1987 song by The Smiths

Other:

• Sheila na gig, a figure displaying her open vulva in Medieval stone carvings
• Sheilas' Wheels, a UK car insurance company
• ST Sheila, a tugboat