Meaning, origin and history of the name Eileen

Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. ie-LEEN(English)

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 & CulturesAva, Avelina, Aveza, Avila(Ancient Germanic) Evelina(Bulgarian) Evelína(Czech) Evelien, Eveline(Dutch) Evelin(Estonian) Eveliina(Finnish) Eveline, Évelyne(French) Ava, Evelin(German) 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)

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Entry updated July 2, 2017