Aodh (given name)
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Aed (god). For other uses, see
AED.
| Áed |
The name means "fire". |
| Gender |
Masculine |
| Language(s) |
Old Irish |
| Origin |
| Meaning |
"fire" |
| Other names |
| Pet form(s) |
Ádhán, Aedán |
| Derivative(s) |
Aodh (Ir, SG) |
Aodh (
/ˈeɪ/), or Áed, is an Irish word of Indo-European origin, equivalent to fire in English.[1] Aodh and its many variants is used today in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages as a given name for both sexes (though feminine forms are less varied and less common), and in even more variants as a family name. As a family name, the root or a variant may be prefixed by O or Ó (meaning from) or Mac or Mc (meaning son of). The masculine given name Hugh has been used as an anglicised form of Aodh, although the names are entirely etymologically unrelated.[2] It is also the name of a Celtic sun god. A pet form of Áed is Ádhán. A modern Irish form of Ádhán is Aodhán. An older form of Aodhán is Aedán. The name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of Aodh, and a more modern Irish form of Aodhagán is Aogán.[2] An Anglicised form of Aedán is Aidan. Variant forms of this Anglicised name are Edan, Aedan, and Aiden.[2]
[edit] People with the name
- Áed
- Áed Rúad, legendary High king of Ireland
- Áed mac Echach (died 575), king of Connacht
- Áed mac Bricc (died 587), bishop and saint
- Áed Dub mac Suibni (died 588), king of Dál nAraidi
- Áed Dibchine (died c.595), king of Leinster
- Áed mac Ainmuirech (died c.598), High king of Ireland
- Áed Sláine (died 604), High king of Ireland
- Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), king in Leinster
- Áed Uaridnach (died 612), High king of Ireland
- Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618), king of or in Munster
- Áed Dub mac Colmáin (died 641?), bishop of Kildare
- Áed Aired (died 698), king of Dál nAraide
- Áed Róin (died 735), king of Dál Fiatach
- Áed mac Colggen (died 738), king of Leinster
- Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig (died 742), king of Connacht
- Áed Muinderg (died 747), king of northern Uí Néill
- Áed Find (died 778), king of Dál Riata
- Áed Oirdnide (died 819), king of Ailech
- Áed mac Boanta (died 839), probably king in Dál Riata
- Áed of Scotland (died 878), king of the Picts
- Áed Findliath (died 879), king of Ailech
- Áed Ua Crimthainn (fl. mid 12th century), abbot of Terryglass
- Aedh
- Aidan
- Aodh
- Aodhagan, Aodhagán, Aodhán, Aogán[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The modern word aodh meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the Irish word for 'itch' (tochas), giving aodh thochais, 'burning itch' or 'urtication' - (Foclóir Gaeilg-Béarla, eds Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Niall Ó Dónaill, Dublin 1977), is clearly cognate with the original meaning.
- ^ a b c Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006), Hardcastle, Kate, ed., A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 6, 126, 341, 399, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ All are /ˌeɪ.əˈɡɔːn/ or /eɪˈɡɔːn/. The spelling Aogán reflects the loss of the light dha syllable, pronounced [ə], but the o may be reinterpreted as [ə] even in that spellinɡ.
/ˈeɪ/), or Áed, is an Irish word of Indo-European origin, equivalent to fire in English.[1] Aodh and its many variants is used today in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages as a given name for both sexes (though feminine forms are less varied and less common), and in even more variants as a family name. As a family name, the root or a variant may be prefixed by O or Ó (meaning from) or Mac or Mc (meaning son of). The masculine given name Hugh has been used as an anglicised form of Aodh, although the names are entirely etymologically unrelated.[2] It is also the name of a Celtic sun god. A pet form of Áed is Ádhán. A modern Irish form of Ádhán is Aodhán. An older form of Aodhán is Aedán. The name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of Aodh, and a more modern Irish form of Aodhagán is Aogán.[2] An Anglicised form of Aedán is Aidan. Variant forms of this Anglicised name are Edan, Aedan, and Aiden.[2]
