Sheala as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sheala

What is the meaning of the name Sheala ?

The baby name Sheala is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEE-lah (IPA: /ˈʃiːlə/).

Sheala is Irish in Origin.

Sheala is a modern English variant of Sheila, the Anglicized Irish form of Síle, itself the Gaelic equivalent of Cecilia (Latin Caecilia). Through this line, the traditional meaning traces to “blind,” via Latin caecus. While Sheila gained wide currency across Ireland, Britain, Australia, and North America from the early to mid-20th century - peaking in the 1960s - Sheala has remained an uncommon, creative spelling seen sporadically in late 20th- and early 21st‑century records.

Variants and related forms include Sheila, Síle, Sheelah (linked to “Sheelah’s Day” lore in Ireland), Shelagh (a Scots-Irish spelling), and modern coinages such as Shaela and Shayla; the Irish surname Shea may also influence Sheala’s look. Note that Sheela is used both as an alternate spelling of Sheila and, in South Asia, as an unrelated Sanskrit name (śīla) meaning “character” or “good conduct,” giving the form cross‑cultural resonance.