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Meaning & Origins
Anglicized spelling of Síle, the Irish Gaelic form of Cecily. This name has become so common and widespread that it is hardly felt to be Irish any longer. In Australia since the 19th century it has been a slang generic term for any woman.
| 193rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
German and Swiss German: 1. apparently an occupational name for a turnip grower, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rabe ‘turnip’. 2. (also Räber): from a Germanic personal name, Radobert, a compound of rād, rāt ‘advice’, ‘counsel’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. 3. variant of Reber.
| 6,565th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Sheilah, Sheilla, Sheilia, Sheil, Shelly, Sheile, Sheily, Shelley, Sheiley, Shelia
Rabe, Ribeiro, Reber, Raper, Rabel, Raver, Ribera, Raben, Rabelo, Rober
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