Girl's name
Síle
“SHEE-la”
IPA: /ˈʃiːlʲə/
the Irish form of Cecilia
The story behind the name
So common in Ireland that 'sheila' became Australian slang for a woman, carried there by 19th-century emigrants. It is also the name in the sheela-na-gig — the bold carved female figures on medieval Irish churches whose meaning is still argued over.
Famous people with this name
- Síle de Valera (born 1954) — Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Síle Seoige (born 1979) — Irish television presenter
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Síle on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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