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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Ashling, Ashlyn
- Variants
- Aislinn, Aislin
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Taken from the Irish word for 'dream' or 'vision', evoking the aisling genre of 18th-century Gaelic poetry in which Ireland appears as a beautiful woman in a vision.
The story behind Aisling
Though the word means 'dream' or 'vision', Aisling came into use as a personal name only in the 1960s and 70s, becoming one of the most popular Irish-language names of the late 20th century.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; modern given name from a poetic genre.
Did you know?
The aisling was a major genre of 18th-century Irish poetry portraying Ireland as a beautiful woman.
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