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Eilidh

What does Eilidh mean?

Eilidh Pronunciation of Eilidh as a girls' name is pronounced AY-lee. It is of Scottish, Gaelic and Greek origin, and the meaning of Eilidh is "sun ray". Modern coinage from English Ellie, from Helen.

STARTS WITH Ei-

ASSOCIATED WITH scottish, gaelic, greek, sun (star), modern

Variations

VARIANTS Ailie, Eiley

RELATIONS VIA ELLIE, HELEN Eileen, Ellie, Ellin

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Eilidh Everley (E.E.), ..

How popular is Eilidh?

Eilidh is a rare given name for women. Eilidh is also a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Eilidh reached its apex position of #19 in Scotland in 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Eilidh name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Eilidh outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Eilidh are Eileen (#671 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Ellie (#37) and Helen (#413). Usage of these relations of Eilidh was well-received in the 1910s (MEDIAN #704) and has become significantly diminished since (#780, 88%). Helen has historically been a favorite of parents, though Ellie is currently higher in the list, while versions like Helen have become less contemporary.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Eileen, Ellie, Helen in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Eilidh, Ellie outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Ailish, Ailith, Ceilidh, Eadith, Eanid, Edith, Edlin, Edlinn, Eidith, Eidyth (see Edith), Eilah, Eilat, Eilean, Eilena, Eilene, Eilin, Eilis, Eilise, Eilish, Eilith, Eilona, Eilwen, Eily, Eimile, Eirian, Eirinn, Elah, Elda, Eli, Elia, Elian, Elida, Elidi, Elidia, Elika, Elin, Elina, Elinda, Eline, Elisa, Elisah, Elise, Elish, Elisha, Elita, Eliz, Eliza, Elize, Elli, Ellia, Ellice, Ellina, Ellisha, Ellita, Elody, Elpida, Elvah, Emili, Emilia, Emilija, Emiline, Eneida, Enid, Enidd (see Enid), Ennish, Erlina, Erline, Eulah, Eulia, Evlin, Evline, Eydith, Giliah, Keilidh and Lilith. These names tend to be more frequently used than Eilidh.

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