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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Sheila, Sheelagh, Cecilia
- Variants
- Síghle, Síle
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
The Irish form of Cecilia (Latin Caecilia), used in Ireland since the medieval period through devotion to Saint Cecilia.
The story behind Síle
Brought into Irish via the Norman cult of Saint Cecilia; widely current as Sheila in English.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic form of Cecilia.
Did you know?
Síle na Gig — the strange Sheela-na-gig sculptures of medieval Irish churches — bear a folk version of the name.
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