Aisling

ash-leen, ash-lin
Irish
"dream, vision"

Aisling Origin and Meaning

The name Aisling is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "dream, vision".

Aisling is currently a very popular Irish name for girls. Pronounced variously as ASH-ling, ASH-lin or ash-LEEN, it was part of the revival of authentic Irish names in the twentieth century, and is now being sparingly used by U.S. parents in place of the dated Ashley--though often spelled phonetically as Ashlyn or Ashlynn.

An aisling is a poetic genre that developed in late seventeenth century Ireland, a type of patriotic-romantic poetry in which Ireland is addressed as a beautiful woman.

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Famous People Named Aisling

  • Aisling Loftus
    Irish,English actress
  • Aisling Franciosi
    Irish actress
  • Aisling Sistrunk
    American actress
  • Aisling O'Sullivan
    Irish actress
  • Aisling Daly
    Irish mixed martial artist
  • Aisling Bea
    Irish actress/comedienne
  • Aisling Jarvis
    daughter of Irish singer Moya Brennan
  • Aisling Walsh
    Irish director

Aisling in Pop Culture

  • Aisling O'Connor
    character in "Light a Penny Candle" by Maeve Binchy
  • Aisling
    forest spirit in the 2009 animated film "The Secret of Kells"
  • Aisling Grey
    main character in Katie MacAlister's Guardian series
  • Aisling
    main character in "Ash" by Malinda Lo
  • Aisling
    Fey character in Laurell K. Hamilton's Meredith Gentry series
  • Aisling 'Ash' McCarthy
    main character in Ali Smith's "Like"
  • Aisling
    character in the Irish animated TV series "Ballybraddan"
  • Aisling
    character in Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters trilogy
  • Aisling
    character in Marie Jones' "Stones in His Pockets"
  • Aisling
    book by Peter Tremayne
  • Aisling Kopp
    character in James Frey's trilogy »ENDGAME«
  • Aisling O’Dowd
    character in TV series “Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope”