Eileen
/aɪˈliːn/
Eileen proper noun: a female given name from Irish.
Proper noun
Eileen
- A female given name from Irish.
- Come on Eileen / Oh, I swear (What he means) / At this moment / You mean everything1982, “Come On Eileen”, in Too-Rye-Ay, performed by Dexys Midnight Runners
Forms of Eileen
| alternative form | Aileen |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Eyleen |
Origin of Eileen
From Anglicized forms of Irish Eibhlín, Eilín or Aibhilín in Middle English and Modern English, all cognates of Evelyn from Old French Aveline. Sometimes also used for the Irish name Éibhleann, possibly from Old Irish oíph (“radiance, beauty”).
Words that rhyme with Eileen
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- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- gasoline
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
Questions about Eileen
- What does Eileen mean?
- Eileen means a female given name from Irish.
- What part of speech is Eileen?
- Eileen is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Eileen?
- Eileen is pronounced /aɪˈliːn/.
Words near Eileen in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Eileen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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