First names in Hebrew

First name Shelia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שילה

Gematria value: 345

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shelia is written שילה

Shelia is another spelling of Sheila.

Meaning and origin

What does Shelia 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

Shelia = 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 Shelia, 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

Shelia, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shelia in three answers

How do you write Shelia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shelia is written שילה. Shelia is another spelling of Sheila.

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

What does Shelia 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.