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Are these names to dated or ready for a comeback? What would you a picture a girl with any of these names look like?
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I love Irene and Eileen. Not too fond of Aileen.
Irene makes me think of a peaceful girl, a sweet soul. She's on the shorter side and pleasant, makes friends easily. A hard worker. Loves to read.
Eileen makes me think of a spunky girl. It makes me think of the song "Come On Eileen," which makes me think she's lively and loves to dance, the object of much attention and affection. She has a good head on her shoulders, though, and she's ambitious.
Irene makes me think of a peaceful girl, a sweet soul. She's on the shorter side and pleasant, makes friends easily. A hard worker. Loves to read.
Eileen makes me think of a spunky girl. It makes me think of the song "Come On Eileen," which makes me think she's lively and loves to dance, the object of much attention and affection. She has a good head on her shoulders, though, and she's ambitious.
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Hi Skylar !!!!
Irene has a different pronounciation here in Italy (ee-RE-ne) and is quite a safe, common, nearly 'classic' name (it has been in the Top50 for newborns since 1990s at least).
I prefer Eileen to Aileen because I prefer the IE sound more than the A one.
Eileen is lively and peaceful in my mind. A bright name. I hope in a comeback there.
Irene has a different pronounciation here in Italy (ee-RE-ne) and is quite a safe, common, nearly 'classic' name (it has been in the Top50 for newborns since 1990s at least).
I prefer Eileen to Aileen because I prefer the IE sound more than the A one.
Eileen is lively and peaceful in my mind. A bright name. I hope in a comeback there.
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I think these names are timeless,
i imagine Irene has brown hair, blue eyes, freckles, is about 5'3 and feminine (wears dresses, delicate)
Eileen has blonde hair, brown eyes, is about 5'6 and a bit tomboyish (climbs on trees, wears jeans-overall)
Aileen has auburn hair, green eyes, about 5'4 and acts boyish (helps on the farm, wears jeans and flanell-shirt)
i imagine Irene has brown hair, blue eyes, freckles, is about 5'3 and feminine (wears dresses, delicate)
Eileen has blonde hair, brown eyes, is about 5'6 and a bit tomboyish (climbs on trees, wears jeans-overall)
Aileen has auburn hair, green eyes, about 5'4 and acts boyish (helps on the farm, wears jeans and flanell-shirt)
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Eileen and Aileen are dated and not yet ready for a comeback. Irene is already starting to come back.
I imagine an Eileen to be plain and quiet. Aileen makes me think of a serial murderer because of Aileen Wuornos.
I had an aunt by marriage named Irene so the name makes me think of her. She was an averagely attractive woman with a loud voice who moved her dentures around in her mouth a lot. She was nice enough. It's not either an overwhelmingly bad nor an overwhelmingly good association.
Come to think of it, I had a great-aunt named Eileen but I saw her so infrequently before she passed away in 1984 that I really couldn't say what she was like, so she left me with no association with her name.
I imagine an Eileen to be plain and quiet. Aileen makes me think of a serial murderer because of Aileen Wuornos.
I had an aunt by marriage named Irene so the name makes me think of her. She was an averagely attractive woman with a loud voice who moved her dentures around in her mouth a lot. She was nice enough. It's not either an overwhelmingly bad nor an overwhelmingly good association.
Come to think of it, I had a great-aunt named Eileen but I saw her so infrequently before she passed away in 1984 that I really couldn't say what she was like, so she left me with no association with her name.
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I imagine Irene as - serene, proper, petite. I like it but can't imagine using it (except maybe as a MN), because I don't imagine a child of mine would be those things.
I like Eileen. It seems a bit more relatable/approachable/energetic to me, as well as simultaneously older and younger than Kathleen would.
I like Eileen. It seems a bit more relatable/approachable/energetic to me, as well as simultaneously older and younger than Kathleen would.
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Eileen and Aileen both seem very dated. Irene was never that widely used, so I don't tie it to a particular time; however, I do pronounce it with three syllables, which I greatly prefer to eye-REEN. I'd be less surprised to meet a little Irene than a little Eileen or Aileen.
Confusingly, I knew a woman named Aileen which everyone pronounced like Eileen. The reason, if you can call it that, was that there was a family tradition of using A- names, and they'd run out!
Confusingly, I knew a woman named Aileen which everyone pronounced like Eileen. The reason, if you can call it that, was that there was a family tradition of using A- names, and they'd run out!
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