Aline Name Meaning & Origin
Aline
Origin of the name Eileen:
English variant of the French Aveline, a name derived from the Germanic Avila, which is thought to be a Latinate form of Aveza, a name ultimately of uncertain meaning. Alternatively, Eileen is an Anglicized form of the Irish Eibhlín, a cognate of Evelyn.
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PRONOUNCED: ay-LEEN (English), ə-LEEN (Portuguese)
ALINE, ELANI, ELIAN, ELINA, LAINE and NELIA are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
- Personal experiences with the name Aline
Aline was one of my Dad's sisters names from the 1920's. I've always liked it and, like two of my other aunt's names - Claire and Grace - I think it's due for a comeback.
- Nicknames for Aline
Ally, Line (pronounced Lean), Lina
- Meanings and history of the name Aline
Medieval short form of ADELINE. As an English name, in modern times it has sometimes been regarded as a variant of EILEEN.
- Famous real-life people named Aline
Aline, Countess of Romanones (born Aline Griffith), author, American-born Spanish aristocrat, and spy
Aline de Rothschild, Lady Sassoon, French aristocrat and socialite
Aline McMahon, American actress
Aline Kominsky-Crumb (born Aline Goldsmith), American underground comic artist
Saint Alena (a.k.a. Aline) ?-640- Aline in song, story & screen
Lady Aline Marsden, main female character in the book "Again the Magic" by Lisa Kleypas.
Aline Penhallow, character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" Series