Aisling


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
24 famous people named Aisling found on Wikipedia.
1267 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 4213-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 2554-th in year 2002
Used in: Irish

Meanings

Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision" and referring to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry. Aisling was not used as a given name before the 20th century.
There are many variant forms of the name, including Ashling, Aislin, Aislinn and Aislene. Pronunciation of the name also varies, with the most common pronunciation being ASH-ling; other forms acceptable to Irish speakers are ASH-lin and ASH-leen. Others, such as AYZ-ling, ASS-ling and AYSS-ling, do not follow the Gaelic pronunciation.
The name Aisling was the thirty-first most popular name for baby girls in Ireland in 2005. Ashlyn was the 140th most popular name for baby girls in the United States in 2006, while its variant spelling Ashlynn was ranked at 293 for baby girls in 2006 in the United States. Ashlyn is also occasionally regarded as a modern name derivation from Ashley and Lynn.


Dream or vision in Gaelic.

Famous People: 24 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Aisling Bea 1984 Irish actress, comedian and writer
2 Aisling Loftus 1990 English actress
3 Aisling Franciosi 1993 Actress
4 Aisling Daly 1987 Irish martial artist
5 Aisling O'Sullivan 1968 Irish actress
6 Aisling Walsh 1963 Irish writer and film director
7 Aisling O'Loughlin 1978 TV journalist
8 Aisling Friel British model
9 Aisling Brady McCarthy
10 Aisling Judge 1991 Indian scientist
11 Aisling Blake 1981 Irish squash player
12 Aisling D'Hooghe 1994 Belgian field hockey player
13 Aisling Burnand 1964 British businessman
14 Aisling Cooney 1990 Olympic swimmer
15 Aisling Cuffe 1993
16 Aisling Diamond Camogie player
17 Aisling Stephenson 1984 Irish singer songwriter
18 Aisling Dunphy 1992 Camogie player
19 Aisling Ní Dhonnchadha Senior Lecteurer in Modern Irish
20 Aisling McLaughlin Irish actress
21 Aisling Molloy 1964 Irish middle-distance runner
22 Aisling Jarrett-Gavin
23 Aisling Williams 1990
24 Aisling O'Leary 1957