eileen (  or  ) is a girl's first name. the name eileen was originated by the name helen, elaine, or ellen. it is the anglicised version of irish eibhlÃ­n, which is in turn a form of the older irish gaelic aibhilÃ­n or eilÃ­n (anglicised as aveline). aveline is probably derived from ava, which is of germanic origin but whose meaning is uncertain, though it possibly means "desired". the name yleyana ( ) is an uncommon variant. it is reported that the name eileen has been one of the 1,000 most popular girl's names in the united states in every decade since 1880. ==television series== *being eileen, a bbc comedy drama broadcast on bbc one. ==music== *come on eileen, a song written by kevin rowland and performed by the dexys midnight runners in the album too-rye-ay *eileen (musical) *"eileen", a song from keith richards' album main offender *"eileen", a song by the hush sound from the so sudden album *"eileen aroon", a song written by cearbhall Ãg Ã dÃ¡laigh *"eileen", a song by skid row on the subhuman race album *"don't walk away eileen", a song by sam roberts on the album we were born in a flame *"everybody loves eileen", a song by miljenko matijevic from the band steelheart *"eileen og", a traditional irish song *"my eileen is waiting for me" a song by johnny mcevoy *"eileen" a song by streetmark *"eileen" a song by bing crosby *"eileen's song" a song by burlap to cashmere *"eileen's ardency" a song by leaves eyes ==people== *eileen albrizio, american writer *eileen agar, british surrealist painter and photographer *eileen anderson, hawaii politician *eileen atkins, english actress *eileen barker, uk professor *eileen barton, american singer *eileen bell, northern ireland politician *eileen bellomo, member of rock group the stilettos *eileen bennett whittingstall, uk tennis player *eileen boylan, filipina/irish-american actress *eileen brennan, american actress *eileen browne (disambiguation) *eileen caddy, a founder of the findhorn foundation community *eileen catterson, scottish fashion model and former miss scotland *[[eileen 
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