Girl's name

Eibhlín

“eye-LEEN”

from Norman-French Aveline

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The story behind the name

Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill wrote, or spoke, 'Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire', the Lament for Art O'Leary, over her murdered husband's body in 1773. It is the greatest keening poem in Irish and one of the finest poems by any woman in Europe that century.

Its age Associated with 1773 — Ascendancy Ireland. See Ireland in that year on the atlas ↗

Where the name belongs

Cork Kerry

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Eibhlín?

Eibhlín is pronounced “eye-LEEN”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Eibhlín mean?

Eibhlín means from Norman-French Aveline.

Is Eibhlín a boy's or a girl's name?

Eibhlín is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How popular is the name Eibhlín in Ireland?

Eibhlín was the number 94 girls' name in the Republic of Ireland in 2025, from number 127 ten years earlier. Its best year was 1964, at number 17. Source: the CSO's register of names given three or more times.

How else is Eibhlín spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Eileen, Evelyn, Aileen, Eveleen. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

In the register

#94 for girls in 2025 (#127 in 2015) · best: #17 in 1964

The full register → CSO, Republic of Ireland, names given three or more times.

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