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Aisling (given name)
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Aisling is an Irish language
feminine given name
meaning "dream" or "vision" and referring to an aisling
, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry. Aisling was not used as a given name before the 20th century.
variant of the name include Aishling, Aislin, Aislinn, Aislynn, Ashleen, Ashling, Ashlyn (Ashlynne), Eislinn and Isleen. Ashlyn (Ashlynne) is used most often in the United States
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Pronunciation of the name varies. The most common pronunciation is ˈæʃlɪŋ ; other forms acceptable to Irish speakers are ˈæʃlɪn and ˈæʃliːn . Others, such as ˈeɪzlɪŋ , ˈæslɪŋ and ˈeɪslɪŋ , do not follow the Gaelic
pronunciation.
The name Aisling was the thirty-first most popular name for baby girls in Ireland in 2005. Ashlyn was the 140th most popular name for baby girls in the United States in 2006, while its variant spelling Ashlynn was ranked at 293 for baby girls in 2006 in the United States. Ashlyn is also occasionally regarded as a modern name derivation from Ashley
and Lynn
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Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
feminine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
meaning "dream" or "vision" and referring to an aisling
Aisling
The aisling , or vision poem, is a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries in Irish language poetry...
, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry. Aisling was not used as a given name before the 20th century.
variant of the name include Aishling, Aislin, Aislinn, Aislynn, Ashleen, Ashling, Ashlyn (Ashlynne), Eislinn and Isleen. Ashlyn (Ashlynne) is used most often in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Pronunciation of the name varies. The most common pronunciation is ˈæʃlɪŋ ; other forms acceptable to Irish speakers are ˈæʃlɪn and ˈæʃliːn . Others, such as ˈeɪzlɪŋ , ˈæslɪŋ and ˈeɪslɪŋ , do not follow the Gaelic
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
pronunciation.
The name Aisling was the thirty-first most popular name for baby girls in Ireland in 2005. Ashlyn was the 140th most popular name for baby girls in the United States in 2006, while its variant spelling Ashlynn was ranked at 293 for baby girls in 2006 in the United States. Ashlyn is also occasionally regarded as a modern name derivation from Ashley
Ashley (name)
The name "Ashley" is of English origin, from a place name and surname from the Old English words 'æsc' and 'lēah' ....
and Lynn
Lynn
Lynn commonly refers to:* Lynn , a given name* Lynn , a surnameLynn may also refer to- Places :United States* Lynn, Alabama* Lynn, Arkansas* Lynn, California* Lynn, Indiana* Lynn, Massachusetts** Lynn...
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People
- Aislin, the pen name of Canadian political cartoonist Terry MosherTerry MosherChristopher Terry Mosher, OC is a Canadian political cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette. He draws under the name "Aislin", a rendition of the name of his eldest daughter Aislinn ....
(born 1942) - Aisling BurnandAisling BurnandAisling Burnand, MBE is a British businesswoman. In 2009 she joined Cancer Research UK as Executive Director of Policy & Public Affairs.-Career:...
, British businesswoman and lobbyist - Aisling DalyAisling DalyAisling Daly is an Irish female professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's flyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Daly has mostly fought in England and Ireland....
(born 1987), Irish mixed martial arts fighter - Aisleyne Horgan-WallaceAisleyne Horgan-WallaceAisleyne Horgan-Wallace is a British glamour model, fashion designer, magazine columnist, actress, and television & media personality. She rose to fame in 2006, when she appeared, and finished third, in the seventh series of reality TV series Big Brother....
(born 1978), British glamour model and former Big Brother contestant - Aislinn HunterAislinn HunterAislinn Hunter BFA, MFA is a Canadian poetry and fiction author. She is married and currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia....
, Canadian writer - Aislín McGuckinAislín McGuckinAislín McGuckin is a Northern-Irish actress.McGuckin was born in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. Since 2004 Aislin McGuckin is married to Aidan McArdle. She is best known from her role as Dr. Liz Merrick in Heartbeat and being one of the two doctors to survive alive...
(born 1974), Northern-Irish actress - Aisling O'Sullivan (born 1968), Irish actress
- Aislinn PaulAislinn PaulAislinn Paul is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in Degrassi: The Next Generation as Clare Edwards, the younger sister of Darcy Edwards.-Career:...
(born 1994), Canadian actress, best known for playing Clare Edwards in Degrassi - Aisling Sistrunk, actress from Nickelodeon's My Brother and MeMy Brother and MeMy Brother and Me is a sitcom on Nickelodeon that premiered on October 15, 1994, and ran until February 2, 1995. The show is about a family living in the West Side of Charlotte, North Carolina, who experience the highs and lows of everyday life. Jennifer and Roger Parker have two sons, Alfie and...
- Ashlynn BrookeAshlynn BrookeAshlynn Brooke is a former American pornographic actress, feature dancer, and model.-Early life:Brooke was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma. She was a cheerleader for nine years, and graduated High School in May 2003...
(born 1985), American porn actress/producer - Ashlynn YennieAshlynn YennieAshlynn Yennie is an American actress from Riverton, Wyoming. She is best known for playing the role of Jenny in the 2010 Dutch horror film, The Human Centipede . In 2010, she starred as Starlene Arbuckle, in the CM Downs directed horror film, Fetch...
, American actress best known as the ass of The Human Centipede - Aisling SymesDisappearance of Aisling SymesThe disappearance of Aisling Celine Symes, a two-year-old girl of Irish and New Zealand descent, occurred on 5 October 2009 in New Zealand. It was initially thought the girl had been abducted, but on 12 October 2009 it was confirmed that a body had been located in a storm water drain on a property...
(2007–2009), accidentally drowned child whose death attracted headlines in New Zealand
Fictional characters
- Aisling, the main character in the novel AshAsh (novel)Ash is a young adult novel fantasy gay novel by Malinda Lo first published in 2009. The novel is about an abused teenage girl who longs for fairies to take her away from her terrible life. A seemly gentle and protective fairy promises to do so as payment, but shortly thereafter the girl falls in...
by Malinda Lo - Aisling Grey in Katie MacAlisterKatie MacAlisterKatie MacAlister is a Seattle-area author of fiction and non-fiction. Her most popular titles are historical, contemporary, and paranormal romance. She also writes young-adult books under the pseudonym Katie Maxwell and mysteries under the pseudonym Kate Marsh.MacAlister's contemporary and...
's Guardian series - Aisling, a Fey character in Laurell K. HamiltonLaurell K. HamiltonLaurell Kaye Hamilton is an American fantasy and romance writer. She is the author of two series of stories. Hamilton is known for her New York Times-bestselling Anita Blake series, featuring a professional zombie raiser/supernatural consultant for the police as the protagonist in a world where...
's Meredith Gentry series - Aislinn of Darkenwald in Kathleen E. Woodiwiss's novel Wolf and the Dove
- Aisling, spirit of the forest which appears as a young girl, in the animated film The Secret of Kells
- Aislinn, the main character in Melissa Marr's novel Wicked LovelyWicked LovelyWicked Lovely is a young adult/urban fantasy novel by author Melissa Marr. It was published by HarperTeen, a division of HarperCollins, in June 2007...
- Aisling 'Ash' McCarthy, one of the two main characters in Ali SmithAli SmithAli Smith is a British writer.She was born to working-class parents, raised in a council house in Inverness and now lives in Cambridge. She studied at the University of Aberdeen and then at Newnham College, Cambridge, for a PhD that was never finished. She worked as a lecturer at University of...
's debut novel LikeLike (novel)Like is the debut novel by Scottish author Ali Smith, first published in 1997 in the UK by Virago and in the following year in the US by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, it draws much from Ali Smith's own life growing up Inverness and then moving to Cambridge as a student.-Plot introduction:The novel is... - Aisling in the Irish animated TV programme BallybraddanBallybraddanBallybraddan is an Irish animated television series first broadcast on RTÉ TWO, in April 2009. The series is produced in Ireland by 'Monster Animation' in association with RTÉ, and The Irish Film Board.-About the show:...
- Aisling in Juliet MarillierJuliet MarillierJuliet Marillier is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, especially historical fantasy. She currently lives in Western Australia. While Marillier writes mostly for adults, her recent books have included Cybele's Secret, a sequel to her novel for young adults Wildwood Dancing. Cybele's Secret won...
's novel Son of the ShadowsSon of the ShadowsSon of the Shadows is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier and the second book in the Sevenwaters Trilogy first published in 2000. It follows the path of Sorcha and Red's third child, Liadan, a girl who lives outside the pattern of the 'Fair Folk', also known as Túatha Dé Danann...
, second book of her Sevenwaters trilogy - Aisling, the YA fantasy series by Carole Cummings
- Ashlynn, character in the video game Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (named Barubara in the Japanese version)
- Aisling, aspiring film director in Stones in His Pockets,Stones in His PocketsStones in His Pockets is a two-hander written in 1996 by Marie Jones for the DubbleJoint Theatre Company in Dublin, Ireland.-Plot summary:...
a play by Marie Jones