Aillish as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Aillish

What is the meaning of the name Aillish ?

The baby name Aillish is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AY-lish or EYE-lish (commonly /ˈeɪlɪʃ/ or /ˈaɪlɪʃ/).

Aillish is in Origin.

Aillish is an Irish-English given name, usually a respelling of Ailish. It can derive from two Gaelic forms: Ailís, the Irish (and Scottish Gaelic) equivalent of Alice, and Eilís/Éilis, the Irish form of Elizabeth. Alice arrived in medieval Ireland via Norman French and was Gaelicised as Ailís; Elizabeth and its Irish counterpart Eilís spread in the early modern era, with Ailish/Aillish revived during the 20th-century Gaelic revival.

Meaning follows the source: from Ailís (ultimately Germanic Adalheidis) it denotes “noble kind” or “of noble nature”; from Eilís (from Hebrew Elisheva) it means “God is my oath” or “pledged to God.” Variants and related forms include Ailish, Aylish, Ailís/Ailis, Eilís/Éilis, Eilish, and the international names Alice and Elizabeth. Contemporary pronunciation is commonly AY-lish in Ireland, though an English-influenced EYE-lish is also heard.

⚙ Aillish does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.