Eileen

Gender Feminine
Usage Irish, English
Pronounced Pron. /aɪ.ˈlin/ (English) /ˈaɪ.lin/ (English) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Eibhlín [1] . It is also sometimes considered an Irish form of Helen. It first became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland near the end of the 19th century.

Related Names

VariantsAileen, Eibhlín (Irish) Aileen, Alene, Aline, Ilene, Aveline, Ilean, Ileen (English)
Other Languages & CulturesEvelina (Bulgarian) Evelína (Czech) Evelien, Eveline (Dutch) Evelin (Estonian) Eveliina (Finnish) Eveline, Évelyne (French) Ava, Evelin (German) Ava, Avelina, Aveza, Avila (Germanic) Evelina (Greek) Evelin (Hungarian) Evelina, Lina (Italian) Evelīna, Ina, Līna (Latvian) Evelina (Lithuanian) Ewelina (Polish) Evelina (Russian) Aileen (Scottish) Èibhlin (Scottish Gaelic) Evelína (Slovak) Aylín (Spanish) Evelina, Evy (Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange serious
  1. Ó Corráin, Donnchadh and Fidelma Maguire. Irish Names. Lilliput Press, 1992, page 106.

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