Sheila 1762678 223882905 2008-07-06T09:24:45Z Orpheus 42670 Broader usage {{wiktionarypar2|sheila|Sheila}} '''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 {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:Lists of ambiguous human names]]