Sheila
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'''Sheila''' is a common given name for a female, taken from the [[Irish language|Gaelic]] name ''Síle''/''Sìle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of ''Julia'' or ''Cecilia''. Like "[[Cecil]]" or "[[Cecilia]]", the name means "Smart and Wise", from the Latin caecus.
Is also the colloquial term for a woman in some Commonwealth countries.
'''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)|Sheila (''Spyro'' character)]], a kangaroo
*A character in ''Red vs. Blue''; see {{rvbchar|Sheila|List of characters in ''Red vs. Blue''}}
*A character in ''[[Army of Darkness]]''
*A character from the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|''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 (musical)|Hair]]''
*Sheila Futterman, a character in [[Gremlins]]
*[[Sheila Gallagher (Shameless)]], a character from the British television series ''Shameless''
In '''music''':
*[[The Sheilas]], a girl group
*[[Sheila (song)|"Sheila" (song)]], a 1962 single by Tommy Roe
*"[[Tequila Sheila]]", a 1980 song by [[Bobby Bare]]
*"[[Oh Sheila]]", a 1985 song by Ready for the World
*"[[Sheila Take a Bow]]", a 1987 song by The Smiths
*"[[To Sheila]]", a 1998 song by The Smashing Pumpkins
*"[[Sheila (Jamie T song)]]", a 2006 song by Jamie T
'''Other''':
*[[Sheila na gig]], a figure displaying her open vulva in Celtic stone carvings
*[[Sheilas' Wheels]], a UK car insurance company
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[[Category:Given names]]
[[Category:English given names]]
[[Category:Lists of ambiguous human names]]