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Aisling

/ASH-ling/ FeminineIrish

Meaning

Aisling is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “dream, vision”.

Aisling is the Irish word for dream or vision and names an entire genre of eighteenth-century poetry in which Ireland appears as a dream-woman foretelling deliverance. Revived with Irish independence, it stays popular at home, and comedian Aisling Bea now coaches the wider world through its ASH-ling pronunciation.

A fixture in Ireland's top 50 girls' names for decades.

At a glance

Origin
Irish
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/ASH-ling/
Themes
DreamHope

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Questions

  • Aisling is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “dream, vision”. Aisling is the Irish word for dream or vision and names an entire genre of eighteenth-century poetry in which Ireland appears as a dream-woman foretelling deliverance.

  • Aisling is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a fixture in Ireland's top 50 girls' names for decades.

  • The name Aisling comes from Irish. Aisling is the Irish word for dream or vision and names an entire genre of eighteenth-century poetry in which Ireland appears as a dream-woman foretelling deliverance. Revived with Irish independence, it stays popular at home, and comedian Aisling Bea now coaches the wider world through its ASH-ling pronunciation.

  • Aisling is pronounced ASH-ling.

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