Where does “Sheila” come from?

Sheila is an English form of Irish Síle, from Sanskrit शील, Latin Caecilia, derived from the Roman family name Caecilius, ultimately from Latin caecus meaning "blind," traced to Proto-Italic kaikos and Proto-Indo-European káykos.

Sheila (English): female given name

Definitions

  1. female given name

Ancestry of “Sheila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishSíleeffeminate person, sissy
2Quechuachiricold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...
3Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus
Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chiri →Every word from Irish Síle →