First names in Hebrew

First name Eileen: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

איילין

Gematria value: 111

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eileen is written איילין

Meaning and origin

What does Eileen mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (linked to Helen or Aveline)
Origin: Celtic

Eileen is the English form of the Irish Eibhlín. Its origin is disputed: it may be an adaptation of Aveline, an old Norman name of Germanic origin, or a form of Helen, linked to the Greek for “bright light”. It is much loved in Ireland and was very popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s.

Gematria

Eileen = 111

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. איילין has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total111

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Eileen, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Eileen, in nine pages

• Eileen, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Eileen
• Eileen, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Eileen in three answers

How do you write Eileen in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eileen is written איילין.

What is the gematria value of Eileen?
Written איילין, Eileen is worth 111: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Eileen mean?
Of disputed origin (linked to Helen or Aveline) (origin: Celtic). Eileen is the English form of the Irish Eibhlín. Its origin is disputed: it may be an adaptation of Aveline, an old Norman name of Germanic origin, or a form of Helen, linked to the Greek for “bright light”. It is much loved in Ireland and was very popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s.