The site lists
Aylen as meaning either "happiness" or "clear" in Mapuche, but I don't think that's correct.
This is a well respected Mapuche dictionary (International Journal of American Linguistics gave it a good review as of 2009):
http://books.google.com/books?id=anWB7BTpWrsC&pg=PA494&lpg=PA494&dq=%22aylen%22+mapuche&source=bl&ots=YYi889gm2N&sig=E18dfpxa34aJwkQjKh1VLABkRMA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZPNrU-m7OeGsyAHG4IGwAg&ved=0CIgBEOgBMA4#v=onepage&q=%22aylen%22%20mapuche&f=false
It states
aylen, as it is, mean 'ember' or, as a prefix 'to catch fire'.
ayii-w-iin appears to be the closest thing to happiness, though a more accurate description might be something like 'has love', cause
ayii is 'to love', and
ayii-n is 'loved'. Another closely sounding/spelled word is
aywin 'shadow'.
"Clear" doesn't appear to be anything close to
aylen though.
Pelo-le is 'to be bright/light/clear/visible',
peloley is 'it is clear, it is visible, there is light'. There is no real word for 'clear', as in 'see through'. Clear is used in reference to visibility (as seen with
pelo) and cleanliness. Cleanliness 'clarity', however, is
lif, again nothing like
aylen.
Basically, I suppose it might be possibly
Aylen came from
ayii-w-iin, even though the word itself literally means 'ember'. Either way, I think the entry should be edited.
My PNL = http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/37275
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This message was edited 5/8/2014, 2:31 PM