Aidan

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/ˈeɪdən/Australia/ˈæɪ.dən/

proper noun

A male given name from Irish.

OriginIrish Aodhán ← Scottish Gaelic Aodhan →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Aden · alternative Aiden · alternative Ayden · alternative Aydan

  1. A male given name from Irish.
  2. rareA female given name from Irish of modern usage.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicAodhan
  2. IrishAodhán
  3. EnglishAidan

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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Translations

Arabic أيْدِين
  • أيْدِين (ʔaydin)male given name
Catalan Eidan
  • Eidanmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 阿丹
  • 阿丹 (Ādān)male given name
Hindi ऐडन
  • ऐडन (aiḍan)male given name
Icelandic Eiður
  • Eiðurmale given name
Irish Aodhán
  • Aodhánmale given name
Korean 애듣
  • 애듣 (aedeut)male given name
Latin Aedanus, Aidanus
  • Aedanusmale given name
  • Aidanusmale given name
Portuguese Áidano
  • Áidanomale given name
Russian А́йдан
  • А́йдан (Ájdan)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Aodhàn
  • Aodhànmale given name
Spanish Eidan
  • Eidanmale given name
Welsh Aeddan
  • Aeddanmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Aidan

ladenmaidenHaydenLeidenBradenAdenJaydenjadenmenhadenKadenCadenoverladenRenews-Cappahayden
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Anagrams

DianaNadiaDaniaAdinanaiadAdaniAndai
Cite this entry
APA

Aidan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aidan

MLA

“Aidan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aidan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aidan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aidan.

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