Meaning of the name Aiden. Listen and learn how to pronounce Aiden so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name.
MEANING: A diminutive form of the name Aed meaning “”fire”” and would imply “”born of fire.”” It became a popular name in honour of St. Aidan of Iona (c. 630 AD) who founded a famous monastery on the island of Lindisfarne which he used as a base to evangalize the North of England. In art Aidan is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by making it invisible.
GENDER: Boy | Male
IRISH NAME: Aiden Aedan Aodhan
PRONUNCIATION: “aid + an” or “aid + on”
ENGLISH: Aiden
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I am very happy that my grandson is named Aiden. Both sides of our families have Irish heritage, so this is extra special.
Her maiden name is Cavanaugh and
My paternal grandmother’s maiden name was McGee.
I’m a very happy grandma.