Details for the forename Aileen

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Aileen (female)


Synonym(s):	Elaine (F)
Variants:	Aibhilin (F) Aibhlin (F) Eibhlin (F) Eileen (F) Evelyn (F) Helen (F)
Pet Name(s):	Ailey (F) Ailie (F) Eiley (F) Eily (F)
Derivative of:	Eilidh (F)
Can be spelt:	Aline (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:	Scottish, Irish & English form of Eileen which comes from the Gaelic Eilidh, the Irish form of Helen [q.v.]. Chambers suggests that Aileen may also be an Irish form of Evelyn.