Ashlyn


Gender:
Origin: English, Gaelic
8 famous people named Ashlyn found on Wikipedia.
45331 female, 54 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 570-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 127-th in year 2005
Used in: English

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.


From the Old English elements aesc (ash trees) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure). Means: dweller near the ash tree forest. Means: dream, version of Ashlynn.

Famous People: 8 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Ashlyn Harris 1985 Association footballer
2 Ashlyn Gere 1967 American pornographic, mainstream and television actress
3 Ashlyn Sanchez 1996 American actress
4 Ashlyn Pearce 1994 American actress
5 Shannon Ashlyn 1990
6 Ashlyn Martin 1946 British model
7 Ashlyn Kilowan 1982 Cricketer
8 Quenton Ashlyn British entertainer