Eileen
EYE-leen
Scottish variation of Evelyn
"desired; or water, island"Share
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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
Eileen Origin and Meaning
The name Eileen is a girl's name of Gaelic, Scottish origin meaning "desired; or water, island".
The Scottish Eileen was a midcentury darling that was on a long downward slide for decades. And then, in 2012, it took an unexpected pivot and has been inching upward in the US. The unrelated but similar-sounding Isla may have revived the taste for Eileen. Isla along with Lee and Lena might be nicknames for Eileen. Eileen is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Eibhlin or Aibhilin, which is technically a form of to Evelyn/Aveline, but is also sometimes considered part of the Helen family of names. Aileen is the Irish version, less popular now than Eileen.
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Famous People Named Eileen
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- Eileen Heckart (born Anna Eileen Herbert)American actress
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- Eileen FarrellAmerican opera singer
- Eileen Marie CollinsAmerican astronaut
- Eilleen Regina Edwardsbirth name of singer/songwriter Shania Twain
- Eileen FisherAmerican clothing designer
- Eiléan Ní ChuilleanáinIrish poet
- Eileen MylesAmerican poet
- Eileen Chang (born Zhang Ying)Chinese novelist
- Eileen DavidsonAmerican actress
- Eileen Bennett WhittingstallBritish tennis player
- Eileen Alannah JoyceAustralian pianist
- (Eileen Evelyn) Greer GarsonAnglo,American actress
- Eileen IversAmerican fiddler
- Eileen "Eile Monty" MontgomeryAmerican voice actor and singer
Eileen in Pop Culture
- Eileen Galvincharacter in the video game Silent Hill 4
- Eileencharacter in comic strip "Fox Trot"
- Eileen Codlincharacter from "Extraordinary" by Adam Selzer
- Eileen Princemother of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series
- Eileenthe mole in animated series "Regular Show"
- Eileen Mildred Summerscharacter in computer game "Kathy Rain"
- Eileencharacter in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Eileen Tanakacharacter in "Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
- "Come On Eileen" song by Dexy's Midnight Runners
- "Eileen" song by The Hush Sound (So Sudden)