Eileen name - Meaning of Eileen
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- Irish, English, Greek
- Pronounced
- ie-LEEN, IE-leen, ie-LEEN/ay-LEEN
- Eileen Meaning
- Anglicized form of Eibhlín. It is also 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. Eileen most likely originates in Greek language and means "torch of light". It is an Irish form of Helen. Some sources also suggest that it is an anglicization of the Irish name Eibhlin, meaning "desire". As a feminine given name it became popular at the beginning of the 20th century.
Eileen Related Names
Variants: Eibhlín, Aileen (Irish), Aileen, Alene, Aline, Aveline, Ilean, Ileen, Ilene (English), Eiblin
Other Languages: Avelina, Avila (Ancient Germanic), Evelien, Eveline (Dutch), Eveliina (Finnish), Eveline, Évelyne (French), Evelina, Lina (Italian), Aileen (Scottish), Evelina (Swedish)
Eileen Celebrities
Eileen Davidson - actress, Eileen Agar - British actress, Eileen Atkins - actress, Eileen Brennan - actress, Eileen Chang - writer, Eileen Collins - astronaut, Eileen Dowd - published author, Eileen Fulton - actress, Eileen Gunn - published author, Eileen Malone - writer, Eileen Palmer - published author, Eileen Ryan - actress, Eileen Simpson - writer,
