"Sheila" meaning in All languages combined

See Sheila on Wiktionary

Proper name [Cebuano]

Etymology: From English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Cecilia. Etymology templates: {{der|ceb|en|Sheila}} English Sheila, {{der|ceb|ga|Síle}} Irish Síle, {{der|ceb|la|Cecilia}} Latin Cecilia Head templates: {{head|ceb|proper noun}} Sheila
  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Irish] Categories (topical): Cebuano female given names, Cebuano given names
    Sense id: en-Sheila-ceb-name-PijLqYPA Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Anglicized spelling of Síle, the Irish form of Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia. Etymology templates: {{m|ga|Síle}} Síle, {{uder|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{m|en|Cecilia}} Cecilia, {{doublet|en|Cecilia}} Doublet of Cecilia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sheila
  1. A female given name from Irish. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Shelagh, Sheelagh, Sheilagh, Sheela (english: usual spelling of the Indian name; occasional spelling of the Irish name), Sile (alt: an uncommon Anglicisation of the original Irish Síle) Translations (female given name): Sheila (Cebuano), Síle [feminine] (Irish), シェイラ (Sheira) (Japanese), シイラ (Shīra) (Japanese), Sheila [feminine] (Portuguese), Sìle [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Sheila-en-name-wQzvhW3f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|hi|शीला}} Hindi शीला (śīlā), {{uder|en|sa|शील||character, good conduct}} Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sheila
  1. Alternative spelling of Sheela Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Sheela
    Sense id: en-Sheila-en-name-cDODWgE5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈʃej.lɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈʃeɪ̯.lɐ] [Brazil], /ˈʃej.lɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈʃeɪ̯.lɐ] [Brazil], /ˈʃej.la/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈʃeɪ̯.la] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈʃɐj.lɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈʃɐj.lɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈʃej.lɐ/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈʃej.lɐ/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈʃe.lɐ/ [Portugal, Southern]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Cecilia. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|en|Sheila}} Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, {{der|pt|ga|Síle}} Irish Síle, {{der|pt|la|Cecilia}} Latin Cecilia Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Sheila f, {{pt-proper noun|f}} Sheila f
  1. a female given name from English, equivalent to English Sheila Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Portuguese female given names, Portuguese given names Related terms: Cecília
    Sense id: en-Sheila-pt-name-OSxHNJPS Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. (Portugal, Porto, vulgar or derogatory) a slut (a girl seeks attention through inappropriate clothing and make-up) Tags: Portugal, derogatory, feminine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-Sheila-pt-name-58E9kFvp Categories (other): European Portuguese

Proper name [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈʃeila/, [ˈʃei̯.la]
Rhymes: -eila Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Cecilia. Etymology templates: {{ubor|es|en|Sheila}} Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, {{der|es|ga|Síle}} Irish Síle, {{der|es|la|Cecilia}} Latin Cecilia Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Sheila f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Sheila f
  1. a female given name. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Spanish female given names, Spanish given names Related terms: Cecilia
    Sense id: en-Sheila-es-name-4R81oRyL Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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        "2": "Síle"
      },
      "expansion": "Síle",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Cecilia"
      },
      "expansion": "Cecilia",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Cecilia"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Cecilia",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Anglicized spelling of Síle, the Irish form of Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Sheila",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English female given names",
        "English female given names from Irish",
        "English given names",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1874, William Black, A Princess of Thule, Adamant Media Corporation, page 295",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91",
          "text": "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,",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Helen Walsh, Once Upon a Time in England",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name from Irish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Shelagh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sheelagh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sheilagh"
    },
    {
      "english": "usual spelling of the Indian name; occasional spelling of the Irish name",
      "word": "Sheela"
    },
    {
      "alt": "an uncommon Anglicisation of the original Irish Síle",
      "word": "Sile"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Sheila"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Síle"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Sheira",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "シェイラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Shīra",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "シイラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sheila"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sìle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sheila"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Hindi",
    "English terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English undefined derivations"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "शीला"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi शीला (śīlā)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "शील",
        "4": "",
        "5": "character, good conduct"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hindi शीला (śīlā), from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “character, good conduct”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Sheila",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Sheela"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of Sheela"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Sheela",
          "Sheela#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Shelagh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sheelagh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sheilagh"
    },
    {
      "english": "usual spelling of the Indian name; occasional spelling of the Irish name",
      "word": "Sheela"
    },
    {
      "alt": "an uncommon Anglicisation of the original Irish Síle",
      "word": "Sile"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sheila"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese feminine nouns",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese proper nouns",
    "Portuguese terms borrowed from English",
    "Portuguese terms derived from English",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Irish",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "Sheila"
      },
      "expansion": "Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila",
      "name": "ubor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "Síle"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish Síle",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Cecilia"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Cecilia",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Cecilia.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sheila f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Sheila f",
      "name": "pt-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Cecília"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese female given names",
        "Portuguese female given names from English",
        "Portuguese given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from English, equivalent to English Sheila"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Sheila",
          "Sheila#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "European Portuguese",
        "Portuguese derogatory terms",
        "Portuguese vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a slut (a girl seeks attention through inappropriate clothing and make-up)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "slut",
          "slut"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Porto",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Portugal, Porto, vulgar or derogatory) a slut (a girl seeks attention through inappropriate clothing and make-up)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "derogatory",
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃeɪ̯.lɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃeɪ̯.lɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃej.la/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃeɪ̯.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɐj.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɐj.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃej.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃe.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sheila"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "Sheila"
      },
      "expansion": "Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila",
      "name": "ubor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "Síle"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish Síle",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Cecilia"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Cecilia",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Cecilia.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sheila f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Sheila f",
      "name": "es-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Shei‧la"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Cecilia"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Spanish/eila",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/eila/2 syllables",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish female given names",
        "Spanish feminine nouns",
        "Spanish given names",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish proper nouns",
        "Spanish terms borrowed from English",
        "Spanish terms derived from English",
        "Spanish terms derived from Irish",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish unadapted borrowings from English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃeila/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃei̯.la]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eila"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sheila"
}

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