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Eileen

American  
[ahy-leen, ey-leen] / aɪˈlin, eɪˈlin /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Helen.


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Professor Eileen Murphy, co-lead author from Queen's University Belfast, explained that goats are often underrepresented in archaeological research because their bones are difficult to distinguish from sheep remains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

The company’s jackets have been sported on the slopes by brand ambassador Eileen Gu — the San Francisco-reared, Chinese Olympic skier — throughout the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu aims for her elusive first title of the Winter Olympics as Norwegian Johannes Klaebo kicked off Saturday's action with his ground-breaking sixth gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Wherever Eileen Gu goes, her fans will follow.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Recognizing that women on space missions owed a lot to these women for paving the way, Eileen invited them to her launch of the STS-63 Discovery.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson