Aisling
ash-leen, ash-lin
Irish
"dream, vision"Aisling Origin and Meaning
The name Aisling is 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.
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.
Aisling Popularity
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Famous People Named Aisling
- Aisling LoftusIrish,English actress
- Aisling FranciosiIrish actress
- Aisling SistrunkAmerican actress
- Aisling O'SullivanIrish actress
- Aisling DalyIrish mixed martial artist
- Aisling BeaIrish actress/comedienne
- Aisling Jarvisdaughter of Irish singer Moya Brennan
- Aisling WalshIrish director
Aisling in Pop Culture
- Aisling O'Connorcharacter in "Light a Penny Candle" by Maeve Binchy
- Aislingforest spirit in the 2009 animated film "The Secret of Kells"
- Aisling Greymain character in Katie MacAlister's Guardian series
- Aislingmain character in "Ash" by Malinda Lo
- AislingFey character in Laurell K. Hamilton's Meredith Gentry series
- Aisling 'Ash' McCarthymain character in Ali Smith's "Like"
- Aislingcharacter in the Irish animated TV series "Ballybraddan"
- Aislingcharacter in Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters trilogy
- Aislingcharacter in Marie Jones' "Stones in His Pockets"
- Aislingbook by Peter Tremayne
- Aisling Koppcharacter in James Frey's trilogy »ENDGAME«
- Aisling O’Dowdcharacter in TV series “Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope”