Sheila

/ˈʃiːlə/ noun

Definition

Australian slang for a woman or girl; also a feminine given name

Etymology

Irish Síle, from Latin Caecilia; in Australian slang usage from early 20th century

Kelly Says

In Australia, 'Sheila' became generic slang for any woman, just like 'John' became 'john' for a bathroom - sometimes names take on lives of their own!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሺላ
ARالعربية
شيلا
BNবাংলা
শীলা
CSČeština
Sheila
DADansk
Sheila
DEDeutsch
Sheila
ELΕλληνικά
Σίλα
ESEspañol
sheila
FAفارسی
شیلا
FISuomi
Sheila
FRFrançais
sheila
GUGU
શીલા
HAHA
Sheila
HEעברית
שילה
HIहिन्दी
शीला
HUMagyar
Sheila
IDBahasa Indonesia
Sheila
IGIG
Sheila
ITItaliano
Sheila
JA日本語
シーラ
KKKK
Шейла
KMKM
ស៊ីលា
KO한국어
셜라
MRMR
शीला
MSBahasa Melayu
Sheila
MYမြန်မာ
ရှီလာ
NLNederlands
Sheila
NONorsk
Sheila
PAPA
ਸ਼ੀਲਾ
PLPolski
Sheila
PTPortuguês
sheila
RORomână
Sheila
RUРусский
Шейла
SVSvenska
Sheila
SWKiswahili
Sheila
TAதமிழ்
செய்லா
TEతెలుగు
షీలా
THไทย
เชลา
TLTL
Sheila
TRTürkçe
Şeila
UKУкраїнська
Шейла
URاردو
شیلا
VITiếng Việt
Sheila
YOYO
Sheila
ZH中文
希拉
ZUZU
Sheila

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