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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 |
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will, a very common medieval short form of William.
| 8th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Sheilah, Sheilla, Sheilia, Sheil, Shelly, Sheile, Sheily, Shelley, Sheiley, Shelia
Wilsey, Wilshire, Wilshusen, Wilsher, Wils, Wilsford, Wilske, Walson, Wilsie, Wilsman
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