Eileen
Bright Irish name
Eileen is a feminine given name, the anglicized form of the Irish Eibhlín.
It was popular in the English-speaking world through much of the twentieth century: Eileen was my grandmother's name.
The song "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners became a 1980s hit.
Celtic linguistic tradition
- ErinPoetic name for Ireland
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- colleenIrish term for girl
- SaoirseIrish term for freedom
Siobhan · Maureen · Kathleen · Hibernia · Dublin · Galway · shamrock · emerald
Quality from past eras
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
mid-century · retro · heirloom · established · conventional · heritage · period · 1950s
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
Saoirse · Siobhan · Maureen · Kathleen · Hibernia · Dublin · Galway · shamrock · emerald · Claddagh
woman
Adult female human
mother · aunt · grandmother · niece · girl · lass · maiden · graceful · elegant · refined
vintage
Quality from past eras
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
old-fashioned · mid-century · retro · heirloom · established · conventional · heritage · period · 1950s · bygone
1980s
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- Celtic NamesCiaran, Cormac, Fergus, Siobhan, Sinead
- Psychological FictionCrime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, Mrs Dalloway, The Bell Jar, Dostoevsky