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Eilean - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Eilean

[ syll. ei-lea(n), eil-e-an ] The girl name Eilean is pronounced -AYLiyahN KEY. Eilean is of Old French origin and it is used mainly in English. Eilean is a variant of Eileen (English and Irish).

Eilean is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Among the family of girl names directly related to Eilean, Eileen (English and Irish) was the most regularly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Eilean include Elaina (English and Spanish), Eliane (English, French, and German), Alaina (English), Alana (English), Alanah (English), Alani (English), Alanna (English), Alannah (English), Alawna (English), Alayna (English), Alena (Russian, English, and Czech), Alhena, Alima (Arabic and Hebrew), Alina (English and French), Allana (English), Allanna (English), Allannah (English), Alona (English and Hebrew), Aluma (English and Hebrew), and Alwina (German).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Eilean: AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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