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[Opinions] Re: Eileen
by Pie
4/29/2018, 11:51 AM
in reply to a message by SpaDance11
I'd expect an Eileen to be a very elderly lady - like my centenarian great-aunt Eileen - and struggle to imagine it on anyone under 70 here, like all the -een names. The sound is okay, but I prefer Irene, which has a bit more historical solidity.
Silly fact: there were 7 women in the UK records named Eileen Dover.
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- Joiya (guest)
4/30/2018, 8:30 AM
It was popular in the Philippines in the 80s. I know a bunch of Eileens in their 30s now.
I also prefer Irene though.
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- PeachyGirl86 (BuckeyedPeach86)
4/29/2018, 1:20 PM
Ha! That's really funny.I just checked Whitepages.com (US), and there are apparently nine Eileen Dover's here! lol
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- Tassiegirl   +1
4/29/2018, 12:56 PM
Eileen Dover, bite my bum. I seem to remember saying that, about age 7 or 8. One of those jokes you repeat to your 7 or 8 year-old friends, laughing hysterically.
I went to school with a coarse bunch.
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- Pie
4/30/2018, 12:49 AM
LOL :)
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- queenv
4/29/2018, 12:28 PM
I also had a great-aunt named Eileen who would be a centenarian if she were still alive. I also had an aunt by marriage named Irene. When I was a little kid, that confused me---Aunt Eileen and Aunt Irene.

This message was edited 4/29/2018, 12:28 PM

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