Eileen

Eileen is a girl’s name of French, Greek, Irish and Latin origin. Meaning in French: From a surname derived from the Old French ‘aveline’ meaning hazelnut. Meaning in Greek: Shining light. The bright one. Helen of Troy, whose elopement with Paris sparked the Trojan War, was the daughter of Zeus and wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta. Meaning in Irish: Light. From the name Eibhlin, derived from Evelyn or Evelina. Meaning in Latin: Latinized form of the Old German name Avelina. Eileen is a variant of Evelyn, variant of Helen and variant of Evelina. Famous bearer: Fanny Burney’s novel ‘Evelina’. The name has 6 letters.