From en.wiktionary.org:
[sheila]
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
- [en] [usual spelling of the Indian name; occasional spelling of the Irish name]
- [en] [an uncommon Anglicisation of the original Irish Síle]
*** Etymology 1
Anglicized spelling of [ga], the [en] form of [en]. [en].
**** Proper noun
[en-proper noun]
1. [en] .
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1874 | author=w:William Black | title=A Princess of Thule | publisher=Adamant Media Corporation | isbn=1402170394 | page=295
|passage=Were English girls not good enough for him that he must needs come up
and take away SHEILA Mackenzie, and keep her there in the South.}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1933 | author=w:Eleanor Farjeon | title=Over the Garden Wall | publisher=Faber and Faber | page=91 | chapter=Girls' Names
|passage=What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the
Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, /
And Flora like a flowery morn, / And SHEILA like a field of corn,}}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2008 | author=w:Helen Walsh | title=Once Upon a Time in England | isbn=9781841958682
|passage=He shortened her name to SHEILA which, in spite of its primness, she
seemed to love. - - - For Susheela - SHEILA, as she was now known - this
creeping daylight signalled the start, not the end of sleep.}}
***** Usage notes
Originally used in Ireland; popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s.
***** Translations
[female given name]
- Cebuano: [ceb]
- Irish: [ga]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
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*** Etymology 2
From [en], from [en].
**** Proper noun
[en-proper noun]
1. [en] .
***** Usage notes
More commonly spelled [en], but this spelling is sometimes found under the
influence of the unrelated name of Irish origin.
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** Cebuano
*** Etymology
[ceb] From [ceb], from [ceb], from [ceb].
*** Proper noun
[ceb]
1. [ceb]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology
[pt], from [pt], from [pt]. [pt].
*** Pronunciation
[pt-IPA]
*** Proper noun
[f]
1. [pt]
2. [pt] a slut [a girl seeking attention through inappropriate clothing and make-up]
**** Related terms
- [pt]
** Spanish
*** Etymology
[es], from [es], from [es].
*** Pronunciation
[es-pr]
*** Proper noun
[f]
1. [es]
**** Related terms
[es]