Pronounced "Ay-buh-lene"...it's an older & fairly Southern name which is the goal. Quoting Taylor Migliano:" What the balls is Aibileen...?"

Quoting AshtonSuzetteJackson:" "

Quoting Cariad (SuperKink):" Maybe she's born with it ... Maybe it's Aibileen! That is how I'm reading it. Cora Elizabeth is amazingly cute"

To me, "Able" is pronounced with the "long A sound" unlike apple...lol-I'm not the best at explaining this stuff but here's a website with spelling, definition & pronunciation ...http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/aibileen Quoting Tippie:" YOu said in your original post that it was pronounced like Able, but it's now "Ay" ?? Confused. I've ... [snip!] ... name before, but the spelling is atrocious. If that is the original spelling, then I apologize, because it looks gross to me. "