Ailish: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ailish – Meaning: an Irish phonetic rendering of either Alice ('noble kind') or Elizabeth ('God is my oath'), depending on which name it represents – Origin: Irish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: AY-lish


Ailish is an Irish girl's name meaning “an Irish phonetic rendering of either Alice ('noble kind') or Elizabeth ('God is my oath'), depending on which name it represents”.

Meaning & Origin of Ailish

Meaning: An Irish phonetic rendering of either Alice ('noble kind') or Elizabeth ('God is my oath'), depending on which name it represents.

Origin: Irish.

A common claim: Usually said to mean 'noble', as a form of Alice Actually: That's only one of two possible source names — Ailish can also render Eilís (Elizabeth, 'God is my oath'), a completely different root.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Ailish

Phonetic: AY-lish   IPA: /ˈeɪlɪʃ/

Popularity of Ailish

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1991–2024.

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