Aidan

//ˈeɪdən// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Irish.
  2. 2
    A female given name from Irish of modern usage. rare

Example

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"In their younger years, longtime friends Aidan Reilly and James Kanoff volunteered together at a Los Angeles food bank."

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).

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