Aidan

See also: aidan

English

Alternative forms

• Aden
• Aiden
• Ayden
• Aydan

Etymology

Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Irish Aodhán and Scottish Gaelic Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪdən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈæɪ.dən/
• Rhymes: -eɪdən

Proper noun

Aidan

1. A male given name from Irish.
2. (rare) A female given name from Irish of modern usage.

Translations

male given name

• Arabic: أيْدِين (ʔaydin)
• Hindi: ऐडन (aiḍan)
• Irish: Aodhán m
• Korean: 애듣 (aedeut)
• Latin: Aedanus m, Aidanus m
• Mandarin: 阿丹 (zh) (Ādān)
• Portuguese: Áidano m
• Russian: А́йдан (ru) m (Ájdan)
• Scottish Gaelic: Aodhàn m

See also

• Keegan

Anagrams

• Adina, Andai, Diana, IANAD, Ida'an, Nadia, Naiad, naiad

Scots

Proper noun

Aidan

1. a male given name from Irish
2. (rare) a female given name from Irish

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Aeddan
• Aeddon
• Aiden

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯.dən/

Proper noun

Aidan m

1. a male given name from Old Irish áed (“fire”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Aidan	unchanged	unchanged	Haidan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎^[1], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 12