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Aideen f Irish
Anglicized form of Éadaoin.

Aileen f Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of Eileen.

Careen f English (Rare)
Variant of Carreen.

Carreen f English (Rare)
Used by Margaret Mitchell in her novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it is a combination of Caroline and Irene.

Cathleen f Irish, English
Variant of Kathleen.

Charleen f English
Variant of Charlene.

Coleen f English
Variant of Colleen.

Colleen f English
Derived from the Irish word cailín meaning "girl". It is not commonly used in Ireland itself, but has been used in America since the early 20th century.

Coreen f English (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Darleen f English
Variant of Darlene.

Doreen f English
Combination of Dora and the name suffix een. This name first appeared in the 19th century. It was used by the novelist Edna Lyall in her novel Doreen (1894).

Earleen f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl.

Eileen f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Eibhlín. It is also sometimes considered an Irish form of Helen. It first became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland near the end of the 19th century.

Eireen f English (Rare)
Variant of Irene.

Eveleen f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Eve or a variant of Evelyn.

Heleen f Dutch
Dutch variant of Helen.

Ileen f English (Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Jayleen f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaylene.

Joleen f English
Variant of Jolene.

Kathleen f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Caitlín.

Kayleen f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements kay and lene.

Kirsteen f Scottish
Scottish form of Christina.

Kolleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Kristeen f English (Rare)
Variant of Christine.

Laureen f English
Diminutive of Laura.

Loreen f English
Variant of Lorene.

Marleen f Dutch, English
Dutch form and English variant of Marlene.

Maureen f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Máirín.

Mavourneen f Irish (Rare)
Derived from the Irish phrase mo mhúirnín meaning "my darling".

Mazikeen f Popular Culture
From Hebrew מַזִּיקִין (mazziqin) meaning "damagers, harmful spirits", derived from מַזִּיק (mazziq) meaning "damaging". As a given name it is borne by a companion of Lucifer in the comic book series Lucifer, as well as on the 2016-2021 television adaptation.

Moreen f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Móirín. It is sometimes used as a variant of Maureen.

Nasreen f Bengali, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Bengali নাসরীন (see Nasrin), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Noreen f Irish, English
Anglicized form of Nóirín.

Parveen f & m Urdu, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu پروین or Hindi परवीन (see Parvin).

Pauleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline.

Queen f English
From an old nickname that was derived from the English word queen, ultimately from Old English cwen meaning "woman, wife".

Rosaleen f English (Rare), Irish
Variant of Rosaline. James Clarence Mangan used it as a translation for Róisín in his poem Dark Rosaleen (1846).

Rosheen f Irish
Anglicized form of Róisín.

Sabeen f Urdu
Possibly from Arabic meaning "follower of another religion", a name given to the Prophet Muhammad and other Muslims by non-Muslim Arabs.

Sharleen f English
Variant of Charlene.

Shereen f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Shireen f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Yasmeen f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسمين or Urdu یاسمین (see Yasmin).

Zareen f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.

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