Eileen
[ahy-leen, ey-leen]
- a female given name, form of Helen.
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Contemporary Examples
Another impeccably cast performance goes to Missi Pyle, who plays a Nancy Grace-esque cable news host named Eileen Abbott.
My brothers and sisters in the back seat formed an a cappella choir chanting an enraged “Eileen!”
Eileen Rockefeller is the first woman in her family to write a memoir about her world-famous clan.
“She has a very deep and active inner life,” said Huston of Eileen.
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“I think anybody that really wants to make a business knows they can get around anything,” said Eileen.
Historical Examples
She had told Eileen that she might take the touring car and do as she pleased with it.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
I'll do my best, and if that's not good enough, Miss Eileen knows what she can do.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
She never had been able to see the inner workings of Eileen's heart.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Eileen was not prepared to be in truth and honor any of these.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
When they had gone Eileen turned to Linda with a discontented and aggrieved face.
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Word Origin and History for eileen
Eileen
fem. proper name, from Celtic (cf. Irish Eibhlin) but influenced in form by Helen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper