Meaning: Deshelia is a coined American name that prefixes De- to Shelia, the popular spelling of Sheila, an Irish form of Cecelia (from Latin, often read as 'blind' or linked to Celia). The De- opening was a favorite decorative prefix in mid-century American naming.Low
In 30 seconds: Deshelia adds the prefix De- to Shelia, an Irish form of Cecelia. It appeared briefly in the early seventies (said duh-SHEE-lee-uh).
MeaningDeshelia is a coined American name that prefixes De- to Shelia, the popular spelling of Sheila, an Irish form of Cecelia (from Latin, often read as 'blind' or linked to Celia). The De- opening was a favorite decorative prefix in mid-century American naming.
Deshelia builds on Shelia, the common spelling of Sheila, an Irish form of Cecelia. Adding the popular De- prefix gave the name a longer, more distinctive shape in keeping with a mid-century fashion for prefixed names. The Cecelia root supplies its underlying meaning.
It appeared for a year or two in the early nineteen-seventies, given to about twenty girls, then faded. A girl named Deshelia then is in her fifties today.
Did you know? Deshelia joins the fashionable De- prefix to Shelia, showing how mid-century American families freshened a familiar Irish name by adding a decorative opening syllable.
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References - Deshelia β De- prefix on Shelia (Irish form of Cecelia); mid-century prefix fashion
