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Comments and insights on the name Aileen: | Edit

This is my name but I don't pronounce it Ay-leen but rather Aah-e-leen, like it's sister spelling Eileen.

I always get compliments on it but it usually takes friends a bit to learn to spell and pronounce.

I my middle name is Aileen; pronounced like Eileen. I don't think anyone has ever spelled or pronounced it correctly on the first try. My husband still has to ask me how to spell it and we've been married for three years.

This is my middle name and i pronounce it A-leen i spell i Aileen.

The proper pronunciation is AY-leen.

Personal experiences with the name Aileen: | Edit

Aileen is my first name. I'm Irish and here its fairly common. My name is pronounced Ae-leen. Some people pronounce it as Eileen but the name Aileen should be pronounced Ae-leen always. :)

Nicknames for Aileen: | Edit

Leenie, Allie, Alien, Helen, pleasant, light, Evelyn

Meanings and history of the name Aileen: | Edit

I've always seen it as meaning 'light'.

Famous real-life people named Aileen: | Edit

Aileen Quinn (actor; 'Annie' in Little Orphan Annie the movie)

Aileen Fisher (children's book author)

Aileen Avery (host on HGTV)

Aileen Carol Wuornos (American female serial killer.)

Aileen in song, story & screen: | Edit

Aileen Quinn (actor; 'Annie' in Little Orphan Annie the movie)