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語源 1

Anglicized spelling of Síle, the Irish form of Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.

固有名詞

Sheila

1. A female given name from Irish.
   • 1874, William Black, A Princess of Thule, Adamant Media Corporation, →ISBN, page 295:

     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.

   • 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:

     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,

   • 2008, Helen Walsh, Once Upon a Time in England, →ISBN:

     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.

使用する際の注意点

Originally used in Ireland; popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s.

語源 2

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

固有名詞

Sheila

1. Alternative spelling of Sheela

使用する際の注意点

More commonly spelled Sheela, but this spelling is sometimes found under the influence of the unrelated name of Irish origin.

アナグラム

• Ashlie, Elahis, Elisha, Hailes, Hilsea, Salehi, e-hails, hailse