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Aileene
How to Pronounce Aileene
Pronounced eye-LEEN /aɪˈlin/Medium
Meaning: Aileene is a variant of Aileen and Eileen, Anglicized from the Irish Eibhlin, itself linked to Evelyn and Helen, names carrying the sense of 'light' or 'bright, shining'. The doubled -ee spelling is a decorative early-twentieth-century touch rather than a separate origin.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Aileene is a dressed-up spelling of Aileen and Eileen, the Irish-rooted names connected to 'light'. It appears in United States records mainly in the early twentieth century, riding the era's fondness for the Eileen family, and was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A woman named Aileene would belong to a great-grandmother generation, and the ornate spelling reads as very much of its moment, while the plainer Eileen and Aileen have aged more gracefully. Lena and Aily serve as natural short forms.
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What does the name Aileene mean?
It is a variant of Aileen and Eileen, from the Irish Eibhlin, names linked to 'light' and 'brightness'.
How do you pronounce Aileene?
It's said eye-LEEN /aɪˈlin/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Aileene a boy or girl name?
Aileene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Aileene?
It was always rare, an early-twentieth-century spelling given to only a couple dozen girls a year.