Sheila
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Sheila 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
and New Zealand.
Sheila may also refer to:
People:
In fiction:
In music:
Other:
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia. Like "Cecil
Cecil
-Places:*Cecil College, a community college*Cecil County, Maryland, United States*Cecil Field, an airport in Jacksonville, Florida, United States*Cecil, Georgia, United States*Cecil, Ohio, United States*Cecil, Oregon, United States...
" 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
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
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
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand.
Sheila may also refer to:
People:
- Sheila (singer)Sheila (singer)Sheila is a French pop singer, who became successful as a solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s and later fronted a disco act called Sheila and B. Devotion. Sheila has sold over 24,000,000 copies of records in France and was the top selling artist in France in the 1960s and 1970s...
(born 1945), French singer - Sheila Bair, (born 1954), Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Sheila ChandraSheila ChandraSheila Chandra is an English pop singer of Indian descent.-Indian-Western pop fusion period:Sheila Chandra first came to public attention as an actress, playing Sudhamani Patel in the BBC school drama Grange Hill from 1979 to 1981.As a teenager she formed the band Monsoon with Steve Coe , and...
(born 1965), English pop singer - Sheila CoppsSheila CoppsSheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
(born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 1997 - Sheila DikshitSheila DikshitSheila Dikshit is the Chief Minister of Delhi. She is from the Indian National Congress. Dikshit was sworn in as the Chief Minister for a third consecutive term of the Government of Delhi state in January 2009 after pulling a victory in November 2008 state elections...
(born 1938), Chief Minister of Delhi, India - Sheila E.Sheila E.Sheila Escovedo , known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American drummer and percussionist, perhaps best known for her work with Prince, George Duke and Ringo Starr.-Early life and Prince period:...
(born 1957), American singer - Sheila FearnSheila FearnSheila Fearn is a British actress best known for playing Audrey, the sister of Terry Collier in BBC situation comedies The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, and also later on as Ann Fourmile, the next door neighbour in the Thames Television sitcom George and Mildred.On film...
(born 1940), English actress - Sheila FloranceSheila FloranceSheila Florance was an Australian film and television actress.After working in theatre in London and appearing on Australian television, Florance played small roles in several Australian films of the 1970s, including Mad Max...
(1916–1991), Australian actress - Sheila FougereSheila FougereSheila Fougere is a Canadian politician. She was the first woman elected to Halifax Regional Council and has served as the Councillor for District 14, Connaught-Quinpool since 1998.-Background:...
, Canadian politician - Sheila GordonSheila GordonSheila Gordon, a novelist born in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 22, 1927, is the author of Waiting for the Rain, The Middle of Somewhere, and Unfinished Business...
(born 1927), South African novelist - Sheila HancockSheila HancockSheila Cameron Hancock, CBE is an English actress and author.-Early life:Sheila Hancock was born in Blackgang on the Isle of Wight, the daughter of Ivy Louise and Enrico Cameron Hancock, who was a publican. Her sister Billie is seven years older...
(born 1933), English actress and author - Sheila HoskinSheila HoskinSheila Hilary Hoskin is a former female track and field athlete from England, who competed in the women's long jump events during her career. She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia....
(born 1936), English track and field athlete - Sheila SteafelSheila SteafelSheila Steafel is a South African-born actress who has lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.Steafel, who was born in Johannesburg, appeared in many classic television series, including: The Frost Report, Z-Cars, Sykes, The Kenny Everett Television Show, Minder, The Ghosts of Motley Hall,...
(born 1935), South African-born British actress - Sheila TaorminaSheila TaorminaSheila Taormina is an Olympic athlete from the United States, who has competed at 4 Olympics and was the first woman to qualify for the Olympics in 3 different sports...
(born 1969), American athlete - Sheila White (actress)Sheila White (actress)Sheila White is an English actress and West End musical star. She is married to the former theatre producer Richard M. Mills and lives in Kingston, Surrey.- Early life and career :White was born in London...
, (born 1950), English actress
In fiction:
- Sheila (Spyro character), a kangaroo
- The tank in Red vs. Blue; see
- A character in Army of DarknessArmy of DarknessArmy of Darkness, also known as Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness or simply Evil Dead III, is a 1992 horror comedy fantasy action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is the third and final installment in The Evil Dead trilogy. The film was written by Raimi and his brother Ivan, produced by Robert Tapert,...
- A character from the Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)Dungeons & Dragons is an American fantasy animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. A co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, the show originally ran from 1985 through 1987 for three seasons on CBS for a total of twenty seven episodes.The show focused on a...
- Sheila CarterSheila CarterSheila Carter is a fictional character who appeared on both The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful...
, 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 HairHair (musical)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 MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
- Sheila Futterman, a character in GremlinsGremlinsGremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature—called a Mogwai—as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel,...
- Sheila Gallagher (Shameless), a character from the British television series Shameless
- Sheila GrantSheila GrantSheila Grant is a fictional character from British soap opera, Brookside played by Sue Johnston. Sheila appeared in Brookside from the first episode in 1982 until the characters departure in 1990.-Character:...
, a character in the British soap opera Brookside - Sheila Tubman, a character in Judy Blume's book series Fudge
In music:
- The SheilasThe SheilasThe 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 Sheilas' Wheels.The Sheilas are Emma Robbins, Carly Romain and Cathi Ogden...
, a girl group - "Sheila" (song)Sheila (song)"Sheila" is a song written and recorded by Tommy Roe with the help of Robert Bosch. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 1, 1962, remaining in the top position for two weeks and peaking at number six on the R&B charts ....
, a 1962 single by Tommy Roe - "Oh SheilaOh Sheila"Oh Sheila" is a 1985 single by Ready for the World. The song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot Black Singles and the Hot Dance Club Play charts. It was the first of two chart toppers for the band on the Billboard R&B chart, preceding their 1986 number-one R&B hit, "Love You Down"...
", a 1985 song by Ready for the World - "To Sheila", a 1998 song by The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Sheila (Jamie T song)Sheila (Jamie T song)"Sheila" is the first single by Jamie T from his debut album Panic Prevention. The song features excerpts of John Betjeman's poem "The Cockney Amorist". The song was re-released on 7 May 2007 with a new B-side, "Rawhide", featuring vocals by Lily Allen...
", a 2006 song by Jamie T - "Sheila Take a BowSheila Take a Bow"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 in their career....
", a 1987 song by The SmithsThe SmithsThe Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
Other:
- Sheila na gig, a figure displaying her open vulva in Celtic stone carvings
- Sheilas' WheelsSheilas' WheelsSheilas' Wheels is a UK car insurance brand that targets its insurance products to women, although it also sells to men. The brand was launched in October 2005 by Peter Wood, and is part of Esure, the insurance group he founded with HBOS in 1999...
, a UK car insurance company - ST Sheila, a tugboat