Comments for AISLIN:

Aislin or Aislyn is a better name than Ashley because it is less common. I prefer Aislyn/Aislin to Aisling. People also say "ashlin" or "ashling" instead. It's annoying.

-- rubberduckiiz2  1/4/2006

Aislin was the name of the queen, Inan's mother, in the film "Dragonheart".

-- Arowen Half-Elven  1/19/2006

It's not pronounced ASH-lin. It's AYz-lin.

-- Arowen Half-Elven  1/19/2006

No, the first syllable IS pronounced like 'Ash.' Educate yourself before correcting others who are much more likely to know what they're talking about.

-- Anonymous User  6/1/2007

I'm going to call my first daughter Aislin, after my younger sister, Ashleigh, because it is the Irish equivalent and we both have Irish blood. She's an inspiration to me because she's been very ill all her life and she never complains - she's brave and witty and I feel honoured to be related to her.

-- hana  2/7/2006

It's hilarious to see these trendy parents slapping this hideous name on their daughters, and then pronouncing it as 'ay-slin'.

-- jazzbaby  6/14/2006

It would be a better name if it was pronounced AYS-LIN. Aislin doesn't even have a G! Where does the ING sound come from?

-- Taydbug112  12/27/2006

"Ashleigh/Ashley" and "Ashling" might sound similar, but they have very different roots; "Ashley" was once a male name meaning "field of ash trees" while "Aisling" is a Gaelic name meaning "dream", "vision". And frankly, I'm not happy to hear about parents slapping these nauseatingly trendy names onto their daughters (all the while deluded that they are being unique) and then mispronouncing the name; "Aisling" is pronounced "ASH-ling", not "AYS-lin" (I cringe at the warped pronunciation!)

-- gaelruadh19  1/14/2007

I think this name is really cute when pronounced "Ayes-lin."

-- elysa  3/14/2007

It's pronounced Ash-lin or Ash-leen because it's GAELIC. I hate people pronouncing it wrong. Why would you think ASS-lyn would be a cute name? Oh, and spelling it Aislyn would seem ignorant, as there is no Y in the Gaelic language.

-- Anonymous User  3/25/2007

I've always thought this a very pretty name, although unfortunately it's too trendy. I also hate hearing it mispronounced like AYS-lin or whatever. But, perhaps unfortunately, people have the right to give their children (almost) any name they want, or pronounce any name in whatever way their will, or ignorance, dictates.

-- Anonymous User  4/1/2007

Aislín McGuckin (b. 1974) is an Irish actress.

-- Kate  9/14/2007

I love the sound "Ashleen". I'm not keen on the original spelling though - to my eyes which are so used to English, the "Ais" is jarring. I would spell it Ashleen, Ashline, or Ashleyne (like Ashley but with -ne).

I don't like the sound "Ashlyn" so much - it's a little sharper, less 'dreamy' like the meaning of the name suggests!

I think someone told me that the two pronunciations are used, depending on whether there is an accent on the last 'i' - can anyone verify this?

-- aquamarina  2/27/2008

It is DEFINITELY not pronounced EYES-lin. This is a gross mispronunciation stemming from ignorance of the name's origins and just makes the parent look uneducated. This is an Irish name pronounced ASH-ling or ASH-lin. EYES-lin is just an attempted English pronunciation based on our English phonetics and is simply wrong.

-- aerynna  6/26/2008

I like all versions of this name. My favorite being Aislinn. But the record must be set straight. It is pronounced ASH-Lin, and nothing else. The G in Aisling is SILENT. It is ONLY pronounced ASH-lin.

-- Anonymous User  6/30/2008

I just named my daughter Aislyn. We pronounce it Ash-lyn. The 's' is Gaelic and sounds like 'sh' like the actor Sean Connery. My in-laws visited Ireland last year and researched the origin and pronunciation. We are pronouncing it correctly, although the correct spelling is Aisling meaning vision or dream.

-- Anonymous User  7/8/2008

I really like the name Aislin, and I know it's pronounced Ashleen, but I personally like it better pronounced as AYSlin. I don't why. Maybe it's because my sister's name is Ashley and it sounds a lot like Ashleen.

-- lizard  12/20/2008

I love the spelling of this name, but I prefer it pronounced AYZ-lin. And I KNOW that's not the right pronunciation, so don't bombard me with comments.

-- Anonymous User  2/2/2009

It's definitely ASH-lin. Pronouncing it Ays-lin is ALWAYS wrong, and it's just sacrilege, proving that the bearer does not even know the basics of the Irish language. I know there are various ways of spelling it, but aisling is a vocabulary word, it's best to spell it with the "g", and it is not uncommon, and certainly not wrong to pronounce the "g". Sorry, but I'm not one of those people who will let you pronounce it whatever way you want. There are a few different ways of pronouncing it in Ireland, depending on where you live, but the first syllable is always ASH-, because of the pronunciation rules of the Irish language.

-- Undine  3/10/2009

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