Sheila

Sheila is a common given name for a female, taken from the Gaelic name "Síle"/"Sìle", which is believed to be a Gaelic form of "Julia" or "Cecilia". Like "Cecil" or "Cecilia", the name means "Smart and Wise", from the Latin caecus. Is also the colloquial term for a woman in some Commonwealth countries.

Sheila may also refer to:

People:
* Sheila (singer) (born 1946), French singer
* Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer
* Sheila Dikshit (born 1938), Chief Minister of Delhi, India
* Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer
* Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress
* Sheila Fougere, Nova Scotian (Canada), politician
* Sheila Gordon (born 1927), South African novelist
* Sheila Steafel (born 1935), South African-born British actress
* Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete
* Sheila White (actress), (born 1950), English actress

In fiction:
*Sheila ("Spyro" character), a kangaroo
*A character in "Red vs. Blue"; see rvbchar|Sheila|List of characters in "Red vs. Blue"
*A character in "Army of Darkness"
*A character from the ""Dungeons & Dragons" (TV series)"
*Sheila Carter, a character from "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful"
*Sheila Corkhill, a character from the defunct British soap opera "Brookside"
*Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical "Hair"
*Sheila Futterman, a character in Gremlins
*Sheila Gallagher (Shameless), a character from the British television series "Shameless"

In music:
*The Sheilas, a girl group
*"Sheila" (song), a 1962 single by Tommy Roe
*"Tequila Sheila", a 1980 song by Bobby Bare
*"Oh Sheila", a 1985 song by Ready for the World
*"Sheila Take a Bow", a 1987 song by The Smiths
*"To Sheila", a 1998 song by The Smashing Pumpkins
*"Sheila (Jamie T song)", a 2006 song by Jamie T

Other:
*Sheila na gig, a figure displaying her open vulva in Celtic stone carvings
*Sheilas' Wheels, a UK car insurance company