Shilla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shilla

What is the meaning of the name Shilla ?

The baby name Shilla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈʃɪlə/ or /ˈʃiːlə/ — "SHIL-uh" or "SHEE-luh".

Shilla is Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shilla is a cross‑cultural given name most often treated as a modern spelling of Sheila/Sheela. In the Irish line, Sheila comes from Gaelic Síle, the Irish form of Latin Caecilia, traditionally glossed “blind” or “veiled.” In South Asian use, the closely pronounced Sheela derives from Sanskrit śīla, meaning “virtue, character, good conduct.” The spelling Shilla reflects phonetic doubling of l common in transliteration and modern naming.

Shilla appears sporadically in 20th‑ and 21st‑century records in the Anglophone world and among the South Asian diaspora. It also echoes Silla/Shilla, the name long used in English for the ancient Korean kingdom, giving the name an added historical aura in East Asian contexts, though it is not a conventional Korean given name. Variant forms and near‑equivalents include Sheila, Sheela, Shiela, Sheelah, Síle, and Shila/Sila. Depending on lineage chosen, meanings range from “virtue” to the classic Cecilia-linked “blind/hidden.”