Sheila

bobsailer | 18:54 Tue 04th Dec 2001 | Phrases & Sayings

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Has anyone ever come up with a decent explanation as to why Australians call women Sheilas rather than any other women's name?

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Apparently the original word was shaler, but no-one seems to know the derivation of that. So, it's not anything to do with a woman's name at all.

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