Details for the forename Eilidh

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Eilidh (female)


Synonym(s):	Aibhlin (F) Eibhlin (F)
Variants:	Ailey (F) Ailie (F) Elaine (F) Ellie (F) Helen (F)
Derivative(s):	Aileen (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:	Gaelic. 1. Irish Gaelic form of Elaine [Whyte], which is from the Old French form of Aileen, possibly from Celtic "hind" or "fawn"; 2. Scottish Gaelic form of Ellie and may be Anglicized as Helen [ONC, Chambers], or as [Alice:f] or Ailie [Chambers].