Is this name usable in England?

Like others have said, it's pronounced Ashling, always. Never Ashleen.

It's an Irish language word, which is also used as a name. It can mean dream/vision or poem.

It's pronounced Ash-ling in Ireland. Not Ashleen. Lovely name @caitlinrose go for it. (Just don't pronounce it Ash-leen, please!)

What a pretty name either way you would like it pronounced.

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This. It’s become shorthand for Nice, Sensible Girl From the Country Who Has Never Dyed Her Hair And Wants A Ring On Her Finger :

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I think it’s a bit dated anyhow. The authors of the Aisling books say they should have called her Majella.

And ‘Ashleen’ is a mispronunciation. Like pronouncing Sorcha as Sore-sha or Aoibheann as Ayveen.

There is a set of books in Ireland called Oh my God what a Complete Aisling and follow up titles. They might have reduced its popularity here but its a pretty regular lrish name pronounced..Aisling.

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Completely agree! With that spelling it would always be pronounced Ash-ling in Ireland.

Yes we had two in my daughters year at school p. Pronounced Ash- ling.

This.

@JaneJeffer well you might not, but loads do! I lived in the west for years, it's not all words. Take the word 'respect', in a strong accent it's pronounced 'rispict'

A (ay) sounds are also replaced with 'ee'

The word 'saying' in the west is often pronounced 'see-ing'

Sorry to derail OP, go with Aisling if you like it!

I'm west of Ireland and have never heard any other pronunciation than Aisling Ash-ling.
I do know some people called Aislinn Ash-linn which is also nice.
Of course you can use the name without Irish heritage, if you love the name go for it.

I've lots of friends with that name and they all pronounce it ash-lynn

It's a lovely name and very pretty. I am unsure why some posters are saying oh yes good luck to your daughter having to explain she has no Irish ancestry. I have a name with french/Greek origins and am as English as they come, with a bit of Welsh thrown in. Never once have I had to explain or been questioned about my ancestry. Only response I've ever had is what a pretty name you have.

Use it OP. It's more popular than you think so no drama around spelling or ancestry will be caused with using it.

West of Ireland often replace i sounds with ee
No we don't!

I disagree

I have an Aisling, pronounced Ash ling.
She still dislikes it sadly (turning 30 soon)
People have mispronounced and misspelled her name all her life.
I still love it though.

I recently started working with an Irish company and have already met 2 Aisling's, having previously never met one in England. I didn’t know how to pronounce it (attempted it phonetically!) so I do think it will be one of those names that has to be spelt out and frequently corrected. That said it’s a lovely name.

I think it's fine, I went to school with an Aisling (pronounced Ash-ling, I've never heard the alternative). We never thought it was odd.

I'm Irish too. It's typically pronounced Ash-ling but I have heard Ash-leen in some party of the country depending on accent but far less.

Most Aislings I know are in their 20s/30s.

You don't have to be Irish or have Irish ancestry to use. If you like it, go for it.

I can't comment on how current or old fashioned it is, but as an English person, living in England, albeit with an Irish surname but no recent ancestry, I'd say it's like Niamh and Siobhan, in that most (many? Some?) English people recognise it and know how to pronunce it.

It's a really common name over here in Ireland, you can use it wherever you are in the world but be prepared for the majority of people to pronounce it wrong, aileen or eileen or eyesling for a few ive heard 😅. It sounds really pretty in an Irish accent but in a lot of other accents it sounds a bit rough or 'ashaleen' -ish.

There are 3 very different derelicts in the Irish language, and it may be due to this that you get different pronunciations. Eg ulster caoimhe is said Kee-va and Monster is said qwee-va. Many many more examples, just look to how hello, how are you is said across the country.
I have found with irish names they don't tend to date too much, lots of ones in school called Oisín, caoláns, Niamhs, Aoife, Caoimhes and lots of babies with those names as well (in ulster, again you will have someone irish hop on me and say it is not but they will most likely be from a different part of Ireland).
However, there are a few which you don't see that much anymore (in ulster anyway) and Aisling is one of them. Lots of Aislings my age. However, why not use it. It is not like calling a kid Gary or Tracey etc which enables you to trace them to the decade they were born. I would not let that turn you off.
From Ulster country I look at Ais-ling and Ais-leen and they both sounds like Ash-leen to me in English. I don't know if that is because my brain is trained to read it like that or accent sounds like that. I definitely don't say and have never heard anyone say Ash-ling using the ling as in rhyming with bing. But when ling sounds like the ling at the end of sparkling that sounds like leen in my accent. Hope that makes sense.
Also yes use it! I have a French name (very much linked to the 80s)and my parents certainly didn't worry over using a French name and I've never been asked if I'm French!

It's a nice enough name, but if you're going to use it, then have it pronounced Ashling (ling not leen) or your poor daughter will have a lifetime of correcting people. If you want her to be called Ashleen then spell it Ashleen. Life is hard enough without having a name that most people get wrong.