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'{{other uses}} {{wiktionary|Aidan|aidan|Aidin|Aiden}} {{Infobox given name | name = Aidz, Aidś, Aidz, Aedan | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|d|ən}} | gender = Unisex<ref>[http://www.ourbabynamer.com/name-popularity.html Name popularity in the US since 1869] from ourbabynamer.com (based on Social Security card applications). The database lists Aidan as being used consistently as a male and female name.</ref> | meaning = born of fire/the fiery one/little shit one/intelligent/help | region = Quebec | language = [[English language|English]], [[Welsh language|Welsh]] | languageorigin= [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Scottish Gaelic]], [[Welsh language|Welsh]] | alternative spelling = | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = Aidz | footnotes = | wikt = }} '''Aidż''' or '''Aidz''' is a modern version of a number of [[Celtic languages|Celtic language]] names, including the [[Irish Gaelic|Irish]] male given name ''Aodanananan'', the [[Scottish Gaelic]] given name Aodhàn and the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] name Aeddan. Phonetic variants, such as spelled with an ‘EA Sports’ instead of an ‘a’, have become more prevalent in generations following the 19th century Irish Great Migration. The Irish language female equivalent is ''Aodhiot''. ==Etymology and spelling== The name is derived from the name ''Aodhán'', which is a [[pet form]] of ''[[Aodh (given name)|Aodh]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Aodhn.html |title=Aodhán |website=Encyclopedia.com |accessdate=31 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023170346/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Aodhn.html |archive-date=2010-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The personal name ''Aodh'' means "fiery" and/or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic [[sun god]] (see [[Aed (god)|Aed]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Aodh.html |title=Aodh |website=Encyclopedia.com |accessdate=31 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628233715/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Aodh.html |archive-date=2011-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Formerly common only in [[Ireland]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]], the name and its variants have become popular in England, the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and Australia. In the 2010's, ''Aiden'' rose to the 13th most popular name in the United States as the given name to 129,433 boys while ''Aidan'' ranked 156th as the given name to 25,399 boys.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top names of the 2010s|url=https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names2010s.html|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.ssa.gov|language=en}}</ref> In the 2000's, ''Aiden'' was 54th most popular name in the United States as the given name to 83,527 boys while ''Aidan'' ranked 55th having been bestowed on 76,493 boys.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top names of the 2000s|url=https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names2000s.html|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.ssa.gov|language=en}}</ref> Other variants are a bit less popular, such as ''Hayden'' 87th, ''Ayden'' 156th, ''Aden'' 333rd, ''Aydan'' 808th, and ''Aydin'' 960th, according to the United States Social Security Database.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names2000s.html |title=Top names of the 2000s |website=United States Social Security Database |access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref> "Aidan/Aiden" was the most popular boys' name in Canada in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.babycenter.ca/pregnancy/naming/top2007/ |title=Canada's Top Baby Names for 2007 |website= BabyCenter.ca |access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref> Its popularity is also reflected in the occurrence of similar-sounding names such as [[Braden (given name)|Braden]], [[Caden (given name)|Caden]], [[Hayden (given name)|Hayden]], and [[Jayden]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rosenkrantz |first1=Linda |last2=Satran |first2=Pamela Redmond |date=2007 |title=The Baby Name Bible |page=[https://archive.org/details/babynamebibleult00satr_0/page/343 343] |location=New York City |publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]] |isbn=978-0-312-35220-2 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/babynamebibleult00satr_0/page/343 }}</ref> ''Aidan'' (or any reasonable variant) as a girl's name does not appear in the top one thousand names for girls from the same database, although it has occasionally been used for girls. == Given name == ===Middle Ages=== * [[Áedán mac Gabráin]] (ruled c. 574–609), King of Dál Riata, sometimes anglicised as ''Aidan of Dalriada'' * [[Aeddan ap Blegywryd]] (died 1018), Welsh prince of Gwynedd * [[Adam, Earl of Angus]] (ruled from before c. 1189) * Saint [[Máedóc of Ferns]] (550–632), also known as Áedan * Saint [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] (died 651), Irish missionary and Bishop ===Modern times=== ====Arts and entertainment==== *[[Aidan Banks]], English guitarist * [[Aidan Browne]], Northern Irish television presenter * [[Aidan Chambers]] (born 1934), English author * [[Aidan Coffey]], Irish musician * [[Aidan Cooney]], Irish television presenter * [[Aidan J. David]] (born 1981), English actor * [[Aidan Davis]] (born 1997), English dancer * [[Aidan Devine]], Canadian film actor * [[Aidan Dunne]], Irish art critic * [[Aidan Gallagher]] (born 2003), American actor * [[Aidan Gillen]] (born 1968), Irish actor * [[Aidan Gillett]] (born 1986), Australian actor * [[Aidan Girt]], Canadian drummer * [[Aidan Gould]] (born 1996), American actor * [[Aidan Hawken]] (born 1975), American musician * [[Aidan Higgins]] (1927–2015), Irish writer * [[Aidan Hughes]] (born 1956), English artist * [[Aidan Mathews]] (born 1956), Irish poet and dramatist * [[Aidan Knight]] (born 1986), Canadian musician * [[Aidan McArdle]] (born 1970), Irish actor * [[Aidan Moffat]] (born 1973), Scottish musician * [[Aidan O'Rourke (musician)]] (born 1975), Scottish musician * [[Aidan Power]] (born 1979), Irish television and radio presenter * [[Aidan Quinn]] (born 1959), American actor * [[Aidan Salahova]] (born 1964), Azeri-Russian artist and gallerist * [[Aidan Turner]] (born 1983), Irish actor * [[Aiden Turner]] (born 1977), English actor * [[Aidan Zammit]] (born 1965), Maltese musician *[[Aiden Flowers]] (born 2004), American actor *[[Aiden Grennell]] (born 1920), Irish actor<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/dedicated-and-witty-irish-actor-who-became-a-household-name-1.272024 Aiden Grennell]</ref> *[[Aiden Grimshaw]] (born 1991), English musician * [[Aiden J. Harvey]] (born 1944), English comedian * [[Aiden James]] (born 1982), American pop singer * [[Aiden Leslie]] (born 1977), American pop singer-songwriter * [[Aiden Lassell Ripley]] (born 1896), American artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=A. Lassell Ripley papers, 1873-1973 {{!}} Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution |url=https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/lassell-ripley-papers-8352 |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=www.aaa.si.edu |language=en}}</ref> *[[Aiden Turner]] (born 1977), British actor ====Politics==== * [[Aidan Burley]] (born 1979), British politician * [[Aidan Crawley]] (1908–1993), British politician * [[Aidan Davitt]] (born 1978), Irish politician * [[Aidan Eames]], Irish politician and solicitor * [[Aidan Maloney]] (1920–2018), Canadian politician * [[Aidan McGrath]], Irish youth activist * [[Aidan McLindon]] (born 1980), Australian politician * [[Aidan O'Connor]], Irish politician ====Religion==== * [[Aidan Cross]], Anglican religious leader in South Africa * [[Francis Aidan Gasquet]] (1846–1929), English cardinal * [[Aidan Kelly]] (born 1940), American Wiccan * [[Aidan Nichols]] (born 1948), English academic and Catholic priest * [[Aiden Wilson Tozer]] (1897–1963), American preacher ==== Sports ==== *[[Aidan Apodaca]] (born 1996), American soccer player *[[Aidan Baker (cricketer)]] (born 1964), English cricketer *[[Aidan Barlow]] (born 2000), English footballer *[[Aidan Brooker]] (born 1995), South African cricketer *[[Aidan Butler]] (born 1974), Irish hurler *[[Aidan Caves]] (born 1995), Canadian track cyclist *[[Aidan Chippendale]] (born 1992), English footballer *[[Aidan Coleman]] (born 1988), Irish jockey *[[Aidan Collins]] (born 1986), English footballer *[[Aidan Connolly]] (born 1995), Scottish footballer *[[Aidan Corr]] (born 1994), Australian rules footballer *[[Aidan Cummins]] (born 1979), Irish hurler *[[Aidan Daly]] (born 1978), New Zealand basketball player *[[Aidan Daniels]] (born 1998), Canadian soccer player *[[Aidan Davison]] (born 1968), British footballer *[[Aidan de Brune]] (1874–1946), Australian writer and long-distance walker *[[Aidan Dorgan]] (born 1973), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager *[[Aidan Downes]] (born 1988), Irish footballer *[[Aidan Fennelly]], Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan Ferris]] (born 1996), Scottish footballer *[[Aidan Fitzgerald]] (born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan Fitzpatrick]] (born 2001), Scottish footballer *[[Aidan Flanagan]] (born 1974), Irish hurler *[[Aidan Fogarty]] (born 1982), Irish hurling player *[[Aidan Fogarty (Offaly hurler)]] (born 1958), Irish hurling player *[[Aidan Fulton]] (born 1994), Scottish footballer *[[Aidan Guerra]], Australian rugby league player *[[Aidan O'Halloran]], Irish rugby union player *[[Aidan Harte]] (born 1988), Irish hurler *[[Aidan Healy]], Irish hurler *[[Aidan Heaney]] (born 1969), English footballer and coach *[[Aidan Hutchinson]] (born 2000), American football player *[[Aidan Igiehon]] (born 2000), Irish basketball player *[[Aidan Jenniker]], South African footballer *[[Aidan Kearney (hurler)|Aidan Kearney]] (born 1984), Irish hurling player *[[Aidan Keena]] (born 1999), Irish footballer *[[Aidan Kelly (luger)]] (born 1994), American slider *[[Aidan Kirk]] (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player *[[Aidan Lennon]], Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan McCaffery]] (born 1957), English footballer *[[Aidan McCarry]] (born 1963), Irish hurler *[[Aidan McCormack]] (born 1992), Irish hurler *[[Aidan McCullen]] (born 1977), Irish rugby player *[[Aidan Murphy]] (born 1967), English footballer and coach *[[Aidan Newhouse]] (born 1972), English footballer *[[Aidan Nesbitt]] (born 1997), Scottish footballer *[[Aidan Nolan]] (born 1993), Irish hurler *[[Aidan O'Brien]] (born 1969), Irish horse-racing trainer *[[Aidan O'Connell]] (born 1998), American football player *[[Aidan O'Kane]] (born 1979), Northern Irish footballer *[[Aidan O'Mahony]] (born 1982), Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan O'Rourke (footballer)]] (born 1976), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager *[[Aidan O'Shea (Kerry footballer)]] (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan O'Shea (Mayo footballer)]] (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan O'Sullivan]] (born 1987), Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan Parker]] (born 1983), Australian rules footballer *[[Aidan Price]] (born 1981), Irish footballer *[[Aidan Riley]] (born 1991), Australian rules footballer *[[Aidan Roach]] (born 1990), Australian water polo player *[[Aidan Roark]] (1905–1984), Irish polo player *[[Aidan Ross]] (born 1995), New Zealand rugby league player *[[Aidan Ryan (Cork hurler)]] (born 1986), Irish hurler *[[Aidan Ryan (Tipperary hurler)]] (born 1965), Irish hurler *[[Aidan Sarikaya]] (born 1996), New Zealand field hockey player *[[Aidan Sezer]] (born 1991), Turkish-Australian rugby league player *[[Aidan Smith]] (born 1997), Scottish footballer *[[Aidan Somers]] (born 1946), Irish hurler *[[Aidan Thomas]], English footballer *[[Aiden Tolman]] (born 1988), Australian rugby league player *[[Aidan Toua]] (born 1990), Papua New Guinean rugby player *[[Aidan Tuite]], Irish Gaelic footballer *[[Aidan Walsh]] (born 1990), Irish hurling and Gaelic football player *[[Aidan Walsh (boxer)]] (born 1997), Northern Irish boxer *[[Aidy White]] (born 1991), Irish footballer *[[Aidan Wilson]] (born 1999), Scottish footballer *[[Aidan Zingel]] (born 1990), Australian volleyball player *[[Aidan Zittersteijn]] (born 1999), Cook Island lawn bowler *[[Aiden Blizzard]] (born 1984), Australian cricketer *[[Aiden Bonar]] (born 1999), Australian rules footballer *[[Aiden Butterworth]] (born 1961), English football player *[[Aiden Cairns]] (born 1917), Australian rugby league player *[[Aiden O'Neill]] (born 1998), Australian professional football player *[[Aiden English]] (born 1987), American professional wrestler *[[Aiden Marsh]] (born 2003), English professional footballer *[[Aiden Markram]] (born 1994), South African cricketer *[[Aiden McGeady]] (born 1986), Irish footballer *[[Aiden Moffat]] (born 1996), British racing driver *[[Aiden O'Brien]] (born 1993), Irish footballer *[[Aiden Palmer]] (born 1987), English football player ==== Other ==== * [[Aiden Byrne]] (born 1972), English chef * [[J. Aidan Carney]] (born 1934), Irish pathologist * [[Aidan Delgado]] (born 1981), American soldier and anti-war activist * [[Aidan Dodson]] (born 1962), English Egyptologist and historian * [[Aidan Hartley]] (born 1965), British author and journalist * [[Aidan Heavey]] (born 1953), Irish businessman * [[John Aidan Liddell]] (1888–1915), English pilot * [[Aidan MacCarthy]] (1914–1992), Irish doctor * [[Aidan McAnespie]] (1965–1988), Irish victim of the Troubles * [[Aidan Southall]] (1920–2009), British cultural anthropologist * [[Aidan White (journalist)]] (born 1951), British journalist ==Fictional characters== * [[Aidan (The Inside episode)|"Aidan" (''The Inside'' episode)]], the title of episode 9 of the television series ''The Inside'' * [[Aidan Brosnan]], fictional character played by Sean Maguire in the television series ''EastEnders'' * [[Aiden Burn]], fictional female character in the television series ''CSI: NY'' * [[Aiden Dennison]], fictional character in the television series ''South of Nowhere'' * [[Aidan Devane]], fictional character played by Aiden Turner in the television series ''All My Children'' * [[Aiden Ford]], fictional character in the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * [[Aiden Lucas]], fictional character in the television series ''Ghost Whisperer'' * [[Aidan Lynch (Harry Potter)|Aidan Lynch]], fictional character in the novel ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' by J.K. Rowling * [[Aiden Pearce]], protagonist in the video game [[Watch Dogs (video game)|Watch Dogs]] * [[Aidan Shaw]], fictional character played by [[John Corbett]] in the television series ''[[Sex and the City]]'' * [[Aidan Waite]], fictional character in the Syfy drama/horror ''[[Being Human (North American TV series)|Being Human]]'' ==See also== * [[St. Aidan's (disambiguation)]] * [[Aiden]], an American band * Aiden Lair, historic property in [[Minerva, New York|Minerva, NY]] where Theodore Roosevelt stopped on his way to take the Oath of President at Buffalo (Sept. 14, 1901)<ref>[https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/23241/20131113/adirondack-attic-aiden-lair Adirondack Attic: Aiden Lair]</ref> *[[W.H.L. McCourtie Estate]], originally called Aiden Lair in [[Somerset Township, Michigan|Somerset Center, Michigan]] * [[Pamela Aidan]], pen name of American fiction writer Pamela Mogen (born 1953) * [[List of Irish-language given names]] * [[Adin]] * [[Aidin (name)]] * [[Aydin (name)]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{given name}} [[Category:Irish masculine given names]] [[Category:Scottish masculine given names]] [[Category:English masculine given names]] [[de:Aidan]] [[it:Aidano (nome)]]'