Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish language, 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

* Sheelagh Matear, New Zealand professor of marketing * Sheila (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion" * Sheila Bair (born 1954), chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation * Sheila Bleck (born 1974), American bodybuilder * Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist * Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer * Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician * Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), Australian socialite, probable inspiration for the Australian phrase "a good-looking sheila" * Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993–97 * Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Chief Minister of Delhi, India, 1998–2003 * Sheila Dixon (born 1953), former mayor of Baltimore and criminal * Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer * Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships * Sheila Elorza (born 1996), Spanish footballer * Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress * Sheila Ferguson (born 1947), American singer * Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian 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 Greibach (born 1939), American theoretical computer scientist * Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author * Sheila A. Hellstrom (1935–2020), Canadian general * Sheila Henig (1934–1979), Canadian pianist and soprano * Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist * Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete * Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter * Sheila Jordan (born 1928), American jazz singer and songwriter * Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer * Sheila Leather (1898–1983) British engineer, business owner, president of the Women's Engineering Society * Sheila Leatherman (born 1951), Professor in Global Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health * Sheila Lieder (fl. 2022), American politician * Sheila Lyman, American politician * Sheila McCarthy (1956 --) Canadian Actress & Singer * Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist * Sheila McGuffie (1911–2007), British aeronautical engineer * Sheila Oliver (1952–2023), American politician * Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry scholar * Sheila Rowan (physicist), British physicist * Sheila Scott (1922–1988), British aviator * Sheila Sim (1922–2016), English film and theatre actress * Sheila Steafel (1935–2019), South African-born British actress * Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete * Sheila Ward (1936–2019), British police officer * Sheila White (actress) (1950–2018), English actress * Sheila White (activist) (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim

Fiction

*Sheila Bennet, Bonnie Bennett, Bonnie Bennett's grandmother, in ''The Vampire Diaries'' *Shelagh Turner, in ''Call the Midwife'' *Sheila Bryant, in the musical ''A Chorus Line'' *The tank in ''Red vs. Blue''; see *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 Corkhill, from the British soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside'' *Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical ''Hair (musical), Hair'' *Sheila Futterman, in ''Gremlins'' *Sheila Gallagher (Shameless), 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 & Dragons (TV series), Dungeons and Dragons'' *Sheila, from ''Mis adorables vecinos, 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 (2010 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

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