📖 Über Sheila
Sheila ist ein weiblicher Vorname irischer Herkunft, anglisiert aus dem Gälischen Síle, das seinerseits vom lateinischen Caelia mit der Bedeutung 'himmlisch' abstammt. Durch irische Einwanderer nach Australien gebracht, wurde es dort so verbreitet, dass es sich zum umgangssprachlichen Begriff für jede Frau entwickelte. Der Name erlebte seinen Höhepunkt in der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts in Irland, Australien und Großbritannien.
📍 Details
- HerkunftLatin
- Geschlecht♀ Weiblich
- BedeutungVariant of Cecilia. Blind; sixth
🔀 Varianten & Verwandte Namen
⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten
- Sheila E. — American singer, songwriter, and musician (born Sheila Escovedo, 1957), best known for her 1984 hit 'The Glamorous Life' and her long musical collaboration with Prince.
- Sheila Scott — British aviator (1922–1988) who set more than 100 aviation records, completing the first solo flight by a British pilot over the North Pole and three solo circumnavigations of the globe.
- Sheila Jackson Lee — American politician (1950–2024) who served as a US Representative for Texas's 18th congressional district for nearly three decades, a prominent voice in civil rights and criminal justice reform.
- Sheila Hancock — British actress and author (born 1933), acclaimed for her decades-long career on stage and screen, including BAFTA-nominated television roles and the memoir 'The Two of Us' about her marriage to John Thaw.
- Sheila Dikshit — Indian politician (1938–2019) who served as Chief Minister of Delhi for 15 years (1998–2013), overseeing major infrastructure development in the capital including the Delhi Metro.