Turtles and tortoises are closely related. They are both reptiles from the same family (Testudines or Chelonian). The main difference between the two is that turtle is the name given to water-dwellers and tortoise is the name given to land-dwellers.
Sharla /shar-la/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is of Old German and Hebrew origin, and Sharla means free man; a fertile plain. Sharla is a version of Caroline (Old German). Sharla is also a form of Charlotte (Old German). Sharla is also used as a form of Sharlene (Old German) and Sharon (Hebrew). Kreatif forms: Sharka.
An alternate spelling for Shana is Shanna. Beyond its Irish roots, Shana is also often used as a nickname for Shoshana, an ancient form of Susannah, and means lily or rose in Hebrew. The name Shaina, sometimes spelled Shayna or Shana, is of Yiddish origin, and implies beautiful..