Eileen

Eileen

Eileen (pronounced eye-LEEN [ai 'li:n] or EYE-leen) is a female first name. It is the Anglicised version of Irish Eibhlín, which is in turn a form of the older Irish Gaelic Aibhilín or Eilín (Anglicised as Aveline). Aveline is probably derived from "Ava", which is of Germanic origin but whose meaning is uncertain, though it possibly means "desired". [cite web | title=Where does the name Eileen come from? | url=http://www.blurtit.com/q988011.html | accessdate=2008-01-04] [cite web | title=Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Eileen | url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/eileen | accessdate=2008-05-14] "Eileen" also means "light."Fact|date=January 2008

It is reported [cite web | title=Babies Named Eileen | url=http://www.thenamemachine.com/baby-names-girls/Eileen.html | accessdate=2008-01-04] that the name Eileen has been one of the 1,000 most popular girl's names in the United States in every decade since 1880.

Besides being a first name, Eileen may refer to:
* Eileen, Wisconsin
* Eileen (musical)
* Eileen Aroon, a song written by Thomas Connellan
* Eileen, a song from Keith Richards' album Main Offender
* Eileen, a song by The Hush Sound from the So Sudden album
* Eileen Fisher, a clothing retailer and designer

See also

* Evelyn

References


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