"Aidan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈeɪdən/, /ˈæɪ.dən/ [General-Australian] Forms: Aden [alternative], Aiden [alternative], Ayden [alternative], Aydan [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪdən 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Aodhán}} Irish Aodhán, {{der|en|gd|Aodhan}} Scottish Gaelic Aodhan Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aidan
  1. A male given name from Irish.
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  2. (rare) A female given name from Irish of modern usage. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Aidan-en-name-euQrsP41 Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 30 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Keegan Translations (male given name): أيْدِين (ʔaydin) (Arabic), ऐडन (aiḍan) (Hindi), Eiður [masculine] (Icelandic), Aodhán [masculine] (Irish), 애듣 (aedeut) (Korean), Aedanus [masculine] (Latin), Aidanus [masculine] (Latin), 阿丹 (Ādān) (Mandarin), Áidano [masculine] (Portuguese), А́йдан (Ájdan) [masculine] (Russian), Aodhàn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 54 46
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