{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox name | name = Sheila | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|iː|l|ə}} | gender = Female | language = {{llink|en}}, {{llink|ga}} | origin = ''Síle'' | languageorigin = Irish | derivation = {{langx|la|Caelia}} | meaning = 'heavenly' | region = Ireland | related names = Cecilia | footnotes = }} {{wiktionary|Sheila}}
'''Sheila''' (alternatively spelled Shelagh, Sheilagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name ''Síle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name ''Caelia'', the feminine form of the Roman clan name ''Caelius'', meaning 'heavenly'.
==People== * Sheila (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion" * Sheila Dara Aisha (born 1992), Indonesian actress and singer * Sheila Matthews Allen (1929–2013), American actress * Sheila F. Anthony, American attorney * Sheila Atim (born c. 1991), Ugandan-British actress and singer * Sheila Bair (born 1954), American academic and government official * Sheila Bartels, Ghanaian entrepreneur and politician * Sheila Black, American poet * Sheila Bleck (born 1974), American bodybuilder * Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (born 1940), American graphic designer, artist and educator * Sheila Bridges (born 1963/1964), American interior designer * Sheila Bromley (1907–2003), American actress * Sheila P. Burke (born 1950/51), American nurse and policy advisor * Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist * Sheila Cameron (1934–2025), British lawyer * Sheila Carrasco, American actress * Sheila Cassidy (born 1937), English doctor * Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer * Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician * Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), Australian socialite * Sheila Collenette (1927–2017), British botanist * Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada * Sheila Coronel, Filipina journalist and professor * Sheila Darcy (1914–2004), American actress * Sheila Dhar (1929–2001), Indian author and singer * Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Indian politician * Sheila Dixon (born 1953), American mayor * Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer * Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships * Sheila Elorza (born 1996), Spanish footballer * Sheila Faith (1928–2014), British politician * Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress * Sheila Ferguson (born 1947), American singer * Sheila Fitzpatrick (born 1941), Australian historian * Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress * Sheila Ford Hamp (born 1951), American businesswoman and sports team owner * Sheila Forshaw (born 1958), Canadian field hockey player * Sheila García (born 1997), Spanish footballer * Sheila Giolitti, American painter * Sheila Gish (1942–2005), English actress * Sheila Gordon (1927–2013), South African-born American novelist * Sheila Graber (born 1940), British animator, artist and Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland * Sheila Greaves (1911–2005), British nurse, recipient of the George Medal during the Second World War * Sheila Greibach (born 1939), American theoretical computer scientist * Sheila Gujral (1924–2011), Indian poet and writer * Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author * Sheila Hayman (born 1956), British documentary filmmaker, journalist and novelist * Sheila Heti (born 1976), Canadian writer * Sheila A. Hellstrom (1935–2020), Canadian general * Sheila Henig (1934–1979), Canadian pianist and soprano * Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist * Sheila Horne, American singer and songwriter * Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete * Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter * Sheila Jasanoff (born 1944), American social scientist * Sheila Jeffreys (born 1948), English-Australian activist and author * Sheila Johnson (born 1949), American businesswoman * Sheila Jordan (1928–2025), American jazz singer and songwriter * Sheila Kaul (1915–2015), Indian politician * Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer * Sheila Keith (1920–2004), British actress * Sheila Kennedy (born 1962), American actress * Sheila Kohler (born 1941), South African author * Sheila Kuehl (born 1941), American actor and politician * Sheila LaBarre (born 1958), American murderer and possible serial killer * Sheila Lambert (born 1980), American basketball player * Sheila Lapinsky (born 1944), South African anti-apartheid and LGBTQ+ activist * Sheila Leather (1898–1983) British engineer, business owner, president of the Women's Engineering Society * Sheila Leatherman (born 1951), Professor in Global Health * Sheila Jackson Lee (1950–2024), American lawyer and politician * Sheila Lieder (fl. 2022), American politician * Sheila Lochhead (1910–1994), British hostess, prison visitor and writer * Sheila Lukins (1942–2009), American cook and food writer * Sheila Lyman, American politician * Sheila Mackie (1928–2010), English painter * Sheila MacRae (1921–2014), American actress, singer, and dancer * Sheila Majid (born 1965), Malaysian singer * Sheila Makhijani (born 1962), Indian artist * Sheila Martin (born 1943), Canadian politician * Sheelagh Matear, New Zealand professor of marketing * Sheila McCarthy (born 1956) Canadian actress and singer * Sheila Mello (born 1978), Brazilian dancer, actress and model * Sheila Mercier (1919–2019), British actress * Sheila Michaels (1939 –2017), American feminist * Sheila Ming-Burgess, Bermudian international fashion model and actress * Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist * Sheila McGuffie (1911–2007), British aeronautical engineer * Sheila Natusch (1926–2017), New Zealand writer and naturalist * Sheila Nazarian, Iranian-American plastic surgeon and television personality * Sheila Nelson (1936–2020), English string teacher * Sheila Nicholls (born 1970), English singer and songwriter * Sheila Nix, American political strategist * Sheila Noakes (born 1949), British politician * Sheila O'Flanagan (born 1958), Irish writer and journalist * Sheila Oliver (1952–2023), American politician * Sheila Quinn (1920–2016), British nurse * Sheila Piercey Summers (1919-2005), South African tennis player * Sheila Radley (1928–2017), English writer * Sheila Ramani (1932–2015), Indian actress * Sheila Reith''',''' British inventor and physician, co-inventor of the insulin pen * Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry scholar * Sheila Rowan, British physicist * Sheila Ryan (1921–1975), American actress * Sheila Scott (1922–1988), British aviator * Sheila Scotter (1920–2012), Australian fashion businesswoman * Sheila Sherlock (1918–2001), British physician and educator * Sheila Shulman (1936–2014), British rabbi * Sheila Silver (born 1946), American composer * Sheila Sim (1922–2016), English film and theatre actress * Sheila Sri Prakash (born 1955), Indian architect and urban designer * Sheila Steafel (1935–2019), South African-born British actress * Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete * Sheila Tate, American government official * Sheila Terry (1910–1957), American actress * Sheila Tlou, Motswana nurse * Sheila Tousey (born 1959), American actress * Sheila Tracy (1934–2014), British trombonist and broadcaster * Sheila Vand, American actress and performance artist * Sheila Varian (1937–2016), American horse breeder * Sheila Vogel-Coupe (1929–2022), English escort; the oldest prostitute in the United Kingdom * Sheila Walsh (1928–2009), English novelist * Sheila Ward (1936–2019), British police officer * Sheila White (1950–2018), English actress * Sheila White (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim * Sheila Williams (born 1956), American editor * Sheila Widnall (born 1938), American aerospace researcher and educator
== Fiction == *Sheila Bennet, Bonnie Bennett's grandmother, in ''The Vampire Diaries'' *Sheila Clare, a character from ''The Clifton House Mystery'', portrayed by Ingrid Hafner *Shelagh Turner, in ''Call the Midwife'' *Sheila Bryant, in the musical ''A Chorus Line'' *A character in ''Army of Darkness'' *Sheila Broflovski, from the animated series ''South Park'' *Sheila Carter, from ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *Sheila Canning, character from the soap opera, ''Neighbours'' *Sheila Corkhill, from the British soap opera ''Brookside'' *Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical ''Hair'' *Sheila Futterman, in ''Gremlins'' *Sheila Gallagher, from the British television series ''Shameless'' *Sheila Grant, in the British soap opera ''Brookside'' *Sheila Tubman, in Judy Blume's book series ''Fudge'' *Sheila R. Webb, in Agatha Christie's novel ''The Clocks'' *Sheela na gig, a female character in ancient figurative carvings, used as architectural grotesques on churches, castles and other buildings, particularly in Ireland and Great Britain *Sheila, one of the main characters in the animated television series ''Dungeons and Dragons'' *Sheila, from ''Mis Adorables Vecinos'' (2004–2006), played by Yaiza Esteve *Sheila, one of the main characters in the anime series ''Tweeny Witches'' *Sheila, from ''SheZow'' *Sheila, a playable kangaroo in the PlayStation game ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' *Sheila, from item song "Sheila Ki Jawani", portrayed by Katrina Kaif from film ''Tees Maar Khan'' *Sheila Birling, from J. B. Priestley's play ''An Inspector Calls'' *Sheila, a yacht in the film ''The Last of Sheila'' named after one of the characters, Sheila Greene *Sheila Take a Bow, 1987 single by The Smiths. *Sheila, from manga Hunter x Hunter
==See also== * Shelia * Scheila * Shyla
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