Islinn

IZ-lin'IZ-lin'2 syllables
🇮🇪Irish
Imaginative

MEANING

DreamVision

ORIGIN

Irish

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Irish word 'aisling', meaning dream or vision.

CULTURAL NOTES

In Irish culture, the aisling is a poetic genre in which Ireland is personified as a woman in a dream or vision.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The aisling genre was popular in 17th and 18th century Irish poetry, often carrying political undertones.

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FAQs About Islinn

The name Islinn means "dream; vision" in Irish.
Islinn has Irish origins. Derived from the Irish word 'aisling', meaning dream or vision.
Islinn is pronounced IZ-lin (IZ-lin). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Islinn include Izzy, Lin.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Islinn include Aidan, Maeve, Declan, Niamh.
The most common spelling is Islinn. Alternative spellings include Aislinn, Aisling, Eislinn.