Eileen

Eileen is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The first name is the English form of the Irish name "Eibhlin" or "Ailbhlin". The meaning is "the light" or "the bright one". The name can be found extensively in English-speaking countries.

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

Name bearers

• Eileen Brennan (1932-2013), American actress
• Eileen Mary Challans (1905-1983), British writer
• Eileen Collins (* 1956), American astronaut
• Eileen Gray (1878–1976), Irish interior decorator and designer
• Eileen Heckart (1919–2001), American actress
• Eileen Hiscock (1909–1958), British athlete and Olympian
• Eileen Joyce Rutter (* 1945), British writer
• Eileen Scanlon (* 1951), British professor of open education
• Eileen Sedgwick (1898–1991), American actress

variants

• Ayleen, Aileen, Aylin, Alleen, Ailine
• Evelyn , Evelyne, Eveleen
• Elain, Elaine
• Eilien, Eilin, Eileen
• Eyleen
• Hurry
• Eylin
• Eyline
• Elly

additional

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