Eilidh

I named my youngest child EILIDH (ei-lee). When I saw this while searching for a name for my daughter, it left me with a remarkable impression of its meaning and what it stands for. EILIDH means "light", "strong," and "brave"! And that's how my EILIDH is living her life. She's courageous, talented, a writer, intelligent and smart, empathetic, generous, and loving!

It is Helen in Gaelic. I never heard of it being a diminutive.

My name is Eilidh. It is one of the most beautiful names in the world. It means Helen in Gaelic. The name is extremely attractive. It is an old Scottish name, I gather this from the spelling of it 'dh' this is old Gaelic which is the language they would have spoken in old Scotland.

My Granddaughter is called Eilidh, and my son and my daughter in law wanted a good Scottish name, and at first, they had looked the name Isla, but when they saw the true meaning of the word ‘Eilidh’ was Helen, they wanted it for sure. My name (of course.. lol)... and Eilidh now has a wee sister called Isla Belle!

This is a gorgeous name! I love the way it's spelled and pronounced too. I can imagine an innocent and gorgeous red head girl.

This name is BEAUTIFUL! ^^

This name is really pretty, but it doesn't really work in the US because of the unfamiliar pronunciation.

One of my favourite names, and I would love to use it in the future. I think this name's become increasingly popular in Scotland as more parents turn to Gaelic or Gaelic sounding names that weren't necessarily traditionally used in Gaelic communities, along with names like Mhairi. I love it because it's obviously Gaelic and has a strong connection with traditional culture, which I like considering most girls names used in Scotland today are from other languages. At the same time though, it's quite familiar to people (at least in Scotland), easy to say, and is genuinely lovely sounding. So much so in fact that I'm surprised it hasn't been adopted more in other English speaking countries in the perhaps more user friendly form 'Ayleigh'- especially considering how popular all girls names ending in a 'lee' sound are.

I like it. I so wouldn't bother spelling it Ayleigh. This name will annoy my mum!

I adore this name the sound is so pretty and soft.

An adorable name! Very lively and full of spirit. The spelling may throw some people off, but I know an Eilidh, and she only needed to pronounce it once for people to remember it correctly.

Eilidh is a beautiful Gaelic name whose equivilants are Helen, Ellen and Elaine.