Eileen

Eileen is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning

The first name is the English form of the Irish name " Eibhlin " or " Ailbhlin ". The meaning is " light " or " The Light ". The name is found widely again in the English-speaking world.

The Turkish first name Aylin has a different origin and is pronounced somewhat differently.

Name winners

• Eileen Brennan (1932-2013), American actress
• Eileen Mary Challans (1905-1983), British writer
• Eileen Collins ( born 1956 ), American astronaut
• Eileen Gray (1878-1976), Irish interior designer and architect
• Eileen Heckart (1919-2001), American actress
• Eileen Hiscock (1909-1958), British track and field athlete and Olympian
• Eileen Joyce Rutter ( b. 1945 ), British writer

Variants

• Ayleen, Aileen, Aylin, avenues, Ailin
• Evelyn, Evelyne, Eveleen
• Elain
• Eyleen
• Eilene
• Eylin
• Eyline
• Elly

More

• Eileen (Alaska ) is a mining area for methane hydrates in Alaska
• Eileen (Wisconsin ), Town (ship) in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

• Female first name
• English personal name