August 18
Why this day? Ailey is a short form of Aileen, and shares its name day.
Ailey is celebrated in the United States on August 18.
Ailey is a short form of Aileen. It keeps its origin (Irish / Old French) and meaning — disputed: 'desired/longed-for' or 'shining light', and shares its name day, August 18.
On birth records, Ailey is rarely written as such: the Aileys are Aileens (35,711 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Aileen page.
Ailey is a short form of Aileen, which means disputed: 'desired/longed-for' or 'shining light'.
August 18, together with Aileen: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Aileen.
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