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[ syll. ei-lid(h), eil-i-dh ] The girl name Eilidh is of Old Greek origin and it is used largely in the Scottish language. The name evolved as a Gaelic form of Ellie. Helen has also been used as an Anglicized form, while Ailie is an Anglicized spelling. Eilidh is a variation (Scottish) of the English and Scottish Ellie. Eilidh is also a variation (Scottish) of the English Helen. A variation of the name is the Scottish Ailie. Eilidh is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of girl names directly linked to Eilidh, Ellie was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Eilidh include the Hebrew Eilat, the Italian Elide, the German, Italian, and Portuguese Alda, the Dutch Aleid, the German Aleit, the French and Frisian Alette, the German and Italian Alide, the name Allouette, the name Alouette, the English and Spanish Alta, the English Altha, the name Ayelet, the English Elida, the name Elidi, the English Elita, the name Alauda, the English Aleda, the name Aleeta, the German, Dutch, and English Aleida, and the Greek, English, and Spanish Aleta.   |
