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Shiel

Shiel

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A family name used by some people, often from Ireland
  • proper noun
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  • In literary discussions, the name Shiel often comes up as a pioneer of modern horror.
  • Shiel's novel
  • Shiel's work
  • Shiel's writing

Examples

  • I was born into the clan Macleod, five hundred years ago in Glenfinnan—on the shores of Loch Shiel.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Morse, Albert Reynolds. "The New Dimensions of M. P. Shiel." Romantist 2 (1978): 27-30.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Sir Henry, I would like to go with Abdul to Glassalt Shiel.

    Victoria & Abdul (2017)

  • Morse, Albert Reynolds, ed. Shiel in Diverse Hands. Cleveland: Reynolds, 1983.

    Academic text (2016)

  • On the research into Shiel's racial identity, see Morse, Shiel 76.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Prominently admired by H. P. Lovecraft, Shiel's work has been described as a forerunner of horror and weird fiction.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Wynne-Tyson, Jon. "M. P. Shiel: Right Royal Fantasist." The Antiquarian Book Monthly Review 8 (1981): 412-23.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The famous author M. P. Shiel is known for his imaginative novels.

  • Many readers believe that Shiel was ahead of his time in the genre of science fiction.

Surface Forms

Shiel main

Etymology

Shiel is a family name that most often comes from Irish or Scottish roots. It may come from an old Gaelic name Ó Siadhail or from the Scottish word shiel meaning 'hut' or 'shelter', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of a family 'from the shelter', which is why Shiel is used today as a surname.