Sheila 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'.

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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'.\n

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 Bamber (1957-1985), English model
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 Dara Aisha (born 1992), Indonesian actress and singer
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 Marcia (born 1989), Indonesian DJ, actress, model and singer
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 Brown Napaljarri (c. 1940–2003), Australian artist
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 Elizabeth Whitton (1922–2017), Canadian coder
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
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

People

Fiction

See also

Sheila

Broadcast History