Sheela (given name)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Sheela
Gender Female
Language(s) Hindi
Sanskrit
Origin
Meaning "character"
"good conduct"
Region of origin India
Other names
Related names Sheila

Sheela (hindi : शीला) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "character" and "good conduct".

Notable people named Sheela

  • Sheela (born March 22, 1945), Indian actress.
  • Sheela Basrur (born October 17, 1956 – died June 2, 2008), Canadian physician.
  • Sheela Gautam (born November 15, 1931), Indian politician.
  • Sheela Gowda (born 1957), Indian contemporary artist and feminist.
  • Sheela Kaur (born August 2, 1989), Indian actress.
  • Sheela Lambert (born 1956), American civil rights activist and writer
  • Sheela Murthy (born 1961), American-Indian lawyer.
  • Sheela Patel (born 1952), Indian urban planner.
  • Ma Anand Sheela (born December 28, 1949) Indian former follower, secretary, chief assistant, spokeswoman and guru.

Fictional characters

Others

  • Sheela-Na-Gig, an English song by alternative rock singer-songwriter PJ Harvey.
  • Sheela Nagar, an Indian neighborhood situated on Andhra Pradesh's state.

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>