Meaning: Little fire
The story
Aidan is an Anglicized form of Aodhán, a diminutive of the Irish fire name Aodh. It combines early Irish history with established modern English use.
Nicknames
- Aid
Spellings & variants
- Aiden
- Aodhán
- Aedan
- Ayden
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
Aidan comes from Irish.
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