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Eileen

A female given name from Irish.

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Eileen at a glance

Origin
Irish
Root meaning
“radiance, beauty”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/aɪˈliːn/, /ˈaɪliːn/

Etymology

From Anglicized forms of Irish Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín in Middle English and Modern English, all cognates of Evelyn from Old French Aveline. Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”).

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What does the name Eileen mean?

A female given name from Irish. Its root means "radiance, beauty".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).