Meanings
proper noun
- ScotlandA female given name.
Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
Origin
Probably a form of Eilidh.
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APA
Ailie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ailie
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“Ailie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ailie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ailie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ailie.
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