MEANING: The meaning of the Irish name Aiden (or Aidan) comes form a diminutive form of the name Aed meaning “fire” and would imply “born of fire.” The origin of when it became a popular name was 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 Aiden is usually represented as a stag, a reference to the legend that he saved a deer that was being hunted by making it invisible.
IRISH NAME: Aedan, Aodhan
PRONUNCIATION:”aid + an” or “aid + on”
ENGLISH: Aiden (Can also be spelled Aidan)
AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Aiden and read the history)
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FAMOUS CELEBRITIES NAMED AIDEN (or AIDAN)
Aidan Quinn: Actor – (Legends of the Fall) birth name “Aidan T. Quinn” (IMDB)
POPULARITY OF THE NAME AIDEN: Aiden names popularity in the last published top baby names by the US government(2009) the name Aiden came in at number 12 for most popular baby names. (ssa.gov)
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