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What does Eilidh mean?
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-
Variations
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)
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.
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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