First names in Hebrew

First name Sheila: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שילה

Gematria value: 345

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sheila is written שילה

Meaning and origin

What does Sheila mean?

Meaning: Irish form of Cecilia (Latin, meaning disputed)
Origin: Irish

Your name is an English form of the Irish Síle, which corresponds to Cecilia. Cecilia comes from the Latin Caecilia, an old Roman family name whose meaning is disputed. Sheila was popular in Britain and America in the middle of the twentieth century.

Gematria

Sheila = 345

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שילה has 4 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total345

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Sheila, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”

Proverbs 10:12

The book of your first name

Sheila, in nine pages

• Sheila, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Sheila
• Sheila, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Sheila in three answers

How do you write Sheila in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sheila is written שילה.

What is the gematria value of Sheila?
Written שילה, Sheila is worth 345: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Sheila mean?
Irish form of Cecilia (Latin, meaning disputed) (origin: Irish). Your name is an English form of the Irish Síle, which corresponds to Cecilia. Cecilia comes from the Latin Caecilia, an old Roman family name whose meaning is disputed. Sheila was popular in Britain and America in the middle of the twentieth century.