Aisling
Aisling is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning A dream; a vision.
What Aisling means
A dream; a vision.
Aisling sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Aisling comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Aisling is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Aisling?
Aisling does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Aisling
We group Aisling under Dream. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Dream
Names like Aisling
These share Aisling's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Maya — Dream; mother; good one.
- Dream — A cherished hope or vision.
- Reverie — A pleasant daydream.
- Aifric — Pleasant and agreeable.
- Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
- Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
- Aoife — Beautiful; radiant.
- Saoirse — Freedom, liberty.
- Sinead — God is gracious.
- Blathnaid — Little flower; blossom.
- Bridget — Strength; the exalted one.
- Caitlin — Pure.