Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheilagh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sheilagh
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Irish.

Etymology

Rare spelling variant of Sheila, anglicization of Irish Síle.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Síle

Questions

What does sheilagh mean?: A female given name from Irish.
Where does sheilagh come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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