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.
For other uses, see Kripa (philosophy). Kripa (Sanskrit: à¤à¥à¤ª, Ká¹pa in IAST transliteration), also known as Kripacharya (Sanskrit: à¤à¥à¤ªà¤¾à¤à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¯) or Krupacharya is an important character in the MahÄbhÄrata, one of the eight Chiranjivi. He was the son of Shardwana and Janapadi, born in a particularly extraordinary manner. He along with his sister Kripi were adopted by King Shantanu. Later on Kripa became an acharya, teacher of the royal children, giving him the name Kripacharya.