sheila
pronunciation
How to pronounce sheila in British English:
UK [ˈʃi:lə]
How to pronounce sheila in American English:
US ['ʃilə]
Word Origin
- Sheila
- fem. proper name, Irish equivalent of Celia, shortened form of Cecilia, the fem. form of Cecil. A standard type of an Irish women's name since 1828; slang for "girlfriend, young woman" dates from 1839.
Example
- 1. Sheila mcnulty is the ft 's us energy correspondent
- 2. Aha , sheila is on msn so I send the pictures to her to ask her opinion .
- 3. Sheila smiled and squeezed my hand when she saw the card .
- 4. Sheila , my soul mate , sat next to me and held my hand .
- 5. Last year 's winner was merkel , followed by sheila bair , chairman of the federal deposit insurance corp. obama ranked no. 40 .