See the results of this poll: variants of Ashlyn
Respondents: 34 (This poll is closed)
- Ashlyn : 4 (12%)
- Ashlynn : 2 (6%)
- Aislin : 7 (21%)
- Aislinn : 6 (18%)
- Aisling : 14 (41%)
- Ashline: 1 (3%)
As a teacher [name]Ashlynn[/name] is way too popular for my liking (sorry)! It seems like it will date itself with all of the lynn and lee first names ([name]Kaylynn[/name], [name]Kaylee[/name], [name]Brooklynn[/name]…). I voted for [name]Aislin[/name] because I had a student that pronounced it Az-lynn. If you are going to pronounce it [name]Ashlynn[/name] I would go for [name]Aisling[/name] or Ashline.
I actually love [name]Aislinn[/name]! If I wasn’t [name]Ashley[/name], I would probably consider it somewhere for my daughter (although I considered it much more seriously about 3 years ago than now). I like that it’s a more traditional Gaelic spelling than [name]Ashlyn[/name]/[name]Ashlynn[/name], although I think more Americans would easily know how to say [name]Ashlyn[/name]. I love that it means “dream” and several years ago [name]Ashlyn[/name] [name]Nadia[/name] was on my top 5. I loved (and still love!) that it means “dream hope” together, and I still really like the pairing.
I think [name]Ashlyn[/name] is the most straightforward, even if it isn’t the original spelling (which is usually what I go with). I also know an [name]Ashlan[/name], so that is an option as well.
The charm and beauty of the Irish names of [name]Aislinn[/name]/[name]Aisling[/name] are their unique spellings. Yes, you may have to spell or pronounce it for those people who aren’t familiar with the original spellings. It may cause some headaches but I think it would be worth the trouble. If you want the [name]Ashlynn[/name] pronunciation, I would advise you to choose [name]Aislinn[/name]. [name]Ashlyn[/name]/[name]Ashlynn[/name] and variants are phonetic, invented spellings and they would greatly diminish some of the Irish uniqueness of the name.
I used to love the name [name]Ashlyn[/name] when I was about…15/16.
Now it’s too immature, and young. I don’t take the name serious enough as I ought to.
I like [name]Ashlyn[/name], [name]Ashlen[/name]. The [name]Aislin[/name]/[name]Aisling[/name] spellings I’m not fond of because I’m not Irish, and I don’t live in [name]Ireland[/name], so the spelling is just a huge hassle. It’s unnecessary for my location.
I’m an [name]Aisling[/name] myself, so I couldn’t resist but chirp in on this thread.
[name]Ashlyn[/name] i can just about understand as a phonetic, only in [name]America[/name]. I’m not a fan at all of [name]Ashlan[/name] or [name]Ashling[/name] either.
I like The [name]Aisling[/name] spelling the best myself, and it has a lot of substance and meaning behind it.
off all Irish names abroad, [name]Aisling[/name] wouldn’t be the worst to handle compared to [name]Caoimhe[/name], [name]Saoirse[/name] and [name]Mairead[/name]. i say it could work certainly.
Best of luck 
I am a fan of Irish names, but prefer phonetically intuitive Irish names.
I would go for [name]Ashlynn[/name]- I love the name, maybe it is slightly ‘off trend’ but it is nevertheless pretty sounding.
This spelling will ensure people can say her name even if they can’t spell it every time. I do think it is a name likely to be written many ways and often wrong- but it doesn’t matter as much if it at least can be said correctly.
emiliaj
I think that all of the charm lies in the traditional spelling. [name]Aislin[/name] is classic and a little exotic. To my eye making names phonetic can make them less classy.
Australians would do dreadful things to this name pronunciation wise though and it would get swallowed by our accent so I couldn’t use it even though it is lovely I see that I am rapidly being outvoted in the poll so I think this may be a country of origin preference!
[name]Aisling[/name], definitely! I may be slightly biased as an Irish person and speaker, but while I could see [name]Aislinn[/name] as acceptable (and btw I’ve never seen [name]Aislin[/name] used), the rest seem butchered in comparison with the original. [name]Aislinn[/name] and [name]Ashling[/name] are far better than the ‘lynn’ endings, the use of the ‘y’ just jarrs completely with the Irish language - it doesn’t exist in the Irish alphabet!
All in all I’d urge you to use [name]Aisling[/name] - as soon as you start altering spelling I feel it loses its authenticity and its beautiful meaning as well. I genuinely don’t think you or your daughter would have much trouble with using the original spelling - people are used to getting to grips with unusual names these days, and I have to say I completely agree with noahsark, compared to other Irish names it’s a sinch!
Good luck with whatever you choose - it’s a beatiful name no matter which spelling you decide on!
I would personally go with [name_f]Ashlin[/name_f].
I honestly think you should go with any of them, they’re all beautiful!
As an [name_f]Ashlan[/name_f] myself, it’s a name where no matter how you spell, it has a beautiful meaning! It has two origins, the Irish and the English. The Irish, like [name_f]Aisling[/name_f], means “Vision, [name_u]Dream[/name_u]”, while the English, like [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Ashlan[/name_f], means “From the [name_u]Ash[/name_u] Tree [name_f]Meadow[/name_f]”, and I believe they are beautiful meanings, and all are beautiful names for a child.