Comments for AISLING:

I really like this name. This is my niece's name. We pronounce it "ASH-lin" and not "ASH-ling".

-- Anonymous User  12/31/2005

My cousin has a friend name Aisling and she pronounces it Ays-ling not Ashlyn.

-- Anonymous User  5/9/2006

Well your cousin's friend pronounces it wrong. It's ASH-ling, not some other tryndee monstrosity.

-- 1crzychick  6/3/2007

Technically, a person could pronounce their name anyway they want.

With that being said, I like this name. It inspires a sense of mysticality that's so pretty. I think it's a great name you should consider if you're an expectant parent.

-- magicalhannah7  3/9/2009

This name is very popular in Ireland; it's usually said Ash-ling or Ash-leen. There are loads of different ways to spell it like: Aisling, Ashling, Aishling, Aisleen.

-- emeraldstar  8/7/2006

This is one of the main characters in To Light a Penny Candle, a wonderful book by Maeve Binchy.

-- lemmingade  2/6/2007

Gorgeous name. I like the sound of the G on the end.

-- YMPvt  3/2/2007

This is such a beautiful name. I love that it means "dream." I would definitely name my daughter this.

-- flamestar  5/13/2007

It's the name of a great song by Shane MacGowan and the Popes.

-- johann14  2/4/2008

It's a very beautiful name! I have a character in a story I'm writing called this. But it's pronounced Ashlin or Ashleen, not Ashling. It is rare to pronounce the "g" in this name.

-- Anonymous User  2/5/2008

Pronounced ASHLIN not ASHLING.

-- Anonymous User  2/5/2008

People it's not pronounced ASH-ling. The G is silent. It's ASH-lin.

-- Anonymous User  6/30/2008

Aisling O'Sullivan was Dave Evan's first wife and school girlfriend.

-- cheeseface  7/18/2008

An aisling refers to a particular type of dream, you would not use this word for the type of dream you dream every night. It arises from poems, which utilised a poetic device, which came to be known as the aisling, written in the 17th and 18th centuries. In these poems the poet has a dream or vision where a woman appears to him and talks of the plight of Ireland and her future rescue, usually be outside forces.

-- Speranza  10/7/2008

I've done a lot of research on this name, and it is NOT rare to pronounce it ASH-ling (with the G), and it is certainly not wrong. This is a misconception caused by the very different phonetics in the English language compared to Irish Gaelic. American/English variants of the name either drop the G in the pronunciation or from the spelling, but this is not the case in Ireland where the name comes from. Just Google "Aisling pronunciation" and then turn on your speakers and listen to the many Irish name sites that provide auditory examples of the name.

-- Varuca  12/3/2008

My name is Aislinn. It is pronounced Ash-leen. And that is the proper, Irish way. Also, when spelled Aisling, the 'ing' sound isn't usually said it is usually still 'leen'.

-- aislinnm  4/20/2009

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