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Sheila

//ˈʃiːlə// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Irish, popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s; variant forms Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela, Sile.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Sheela. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    A woman. Australia, New-Zealand, slang

    "‘I didn’t like that sheila that tried to latch onto him, but.’"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of shayla. alt-of, alternative

    "They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Sheila (“female given name”).

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).

Etymology 3

Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.

Etymology 4

From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”).

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