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I recently found out that this seems to be the Scottish version of Eileen.
I thought they were pronounced the same, but listened to some Scottish people pronounce it and it was:
AY-leen
So now I view this name in a completely different light. I think AY-leen is quite pretty and sounds more modern.
What do you think of Aileen?
I thought they were pronounced the same, but listened to some Scottish people pronounce it and it was:
AY-leen
So now I view this name in a completely different light. I think AY-leen is quite pretty and sounds more modern.
What do you think of Aileen?
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It's ok
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I knew two Aileen people. One pronounced it like Eileen; the spelling was because her family had a tradition of names starting with A. She had a sister Annette, for instance. She was the mother of a school friend. The other Aileen is my generation, with no Scottish links that I ever heard of, and she pronounced it AYleen, where Ay rhymes with Ray and May.
I really don't like most -een and -ine names, and these are no exceptions. (The only real exception I can think of right now is Justine.)
I really don't like most -een and -ine names, and these are no exceptions. (The only real exception I can think of right now is Justine.)
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You asked about this really recently. https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5157907
Aileen looks awkward and sounds pretty but dated, as does Eileen.
Aileen does not sound more modern to me because it's the EEN ending that makes it dated, not the long I sound (Isla feels modern, for example)
Aileen looks awkward and sounds pretty but dated, as does Eileen.
Aileen does not sound more modern to me because it's the EEN ending that makes it dated, not the long I sound (Isla feels modern, for example)
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I didn't know how it was pronounced back then and am now asking about the Scottish pronunciation which I didn't do before ;)
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