Shiel

See also: shiel

English

Etymology

Variant of Shield or Shields.

Proper noun

Shiel (countable and uncountable, plural Shiels)

1. A surname.
2. A short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Shiel to Loch Moidart.
3. A river in Glen Shiel, further north in Highland council area.

Related terms

• Loch Shiel

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shiel is the 39486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Shiel is most common among White (92.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shiel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• hiles, leish, Hisel, Hiles, heils, Ihles, Hisle, helis