Sheelan

A Non-Quranic Name for Girls

Sheelan is variant of Shilan and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Sheelan or Shilan, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Shilan.

Full Meaning of Sheelan

Sheelan is a Kurdish and Persian name for girls that means “jujube”, a type of tree also known as “red date”, “Chinese date”. In classical Persian it means “food”, “lunch”, and in Turkic it means “feast”.