Gender Feminine
Usage Irish, English
Pronounced Pron. ie-LEEN(English) IE-leen(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Eibhlín. 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) Evelina, Evy(Swedish)

Popularity

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Entry updated July 2, 2017