Baby name

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Sheila

/SHEE · lah/


“Irish anglicization of Síle”

Irish anglicization of Síle, the Irish form of Cecilia, from Latin caecus meaning 'blind'.

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How it ages.

Distinctly mid-20th-century in the English-speaking world; in Australia it became slang for any woman.

The cultural moment.

Almost never given to babies today; strongly associated with women born 1940–1970.