Shila
SHEE-lah
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Irish
Total Births
1,080
Peak Year
#28 in 1980
First Recorded
1941
Style
Soft & Gentle, Earthy & Bohemian
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Shila has multiple origins. In Sanskrit, it means 'virtuous' or 'character'. In Irish, it is a variant of Sheila, meaning 'blind'.
Numerology
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