Aidan

See also: aidan

English

Alternative forms

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

A male given name from Irish.
(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

Anagrams

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

Scots

Proper noun

Aidan

a male given name from Irish
(rare) a female given name from Irish

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈei̯.dən/

Proper noun

Aidan m

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, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 12

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