What does Aidan mean?

Aidan means "little fire; fire, brightness, splendor"

How do we pronounce Aidan?

Aidan \ai-dan, aid-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Aidan is also used as a nicknames for girl name, but the use for boys is more common. Its pronunciation is as EYDahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Aidan: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Aidan?

Aidan is used predominantly in the English, Gaelic, Irish, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Celtic. The name's meaning is little fire. Derived from the element 'aed' meaning fire. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Aodán, itself a diminutive of Aodh with the suffix '-án'. It was borne by several early Irish saints, including Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne (-651), a key contributor in the conversion of Christians in Northumbria; due to his fame, the name has long been used England, Scotland, and Ireland. In recent times, various forms of the baby name have been adopted by parents to imply pride in their Irish roots, as well as for the currently very popular '-an' or '-en' ending syllables. Aidan is a variant of the name nicknames for Aodh (Irish and Scottish) in the English and Gaelic languages. The name baby name Eithne (Irish and Scottish) is the female form of Aidan. Aidan has 26 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English include Adan meaning and origin, Aden meaning, name Aedann meaning, name Aeden origin, Aedenn meaning, short names for Aedin, short names for Aedyn, name Aidann meaning, meaning of Aidano, short names for Aidenn, Aideyn name, name Aideynn origin, meaning of Aidin, Aydann meaning of name, name Aydenn meaning, Edan definition (also used in Irish and Scottish), and name Zayden meaning. Other English forms include the short form nicknames for Aid, and the variant spellings name Aiden, name Aidyn origin, meaning of Aydan, Ayden name, and meaning of Aydin. A variant of Aidan in other languages is Aeddan name variations (Welsh). Specific foreign forms include the diminutive form nicknames for Adie (Scottish), and the variant spelling name Aedan (Gaelic). See also the related form, Aodán meaning of name (Irish and Scottish). Aidan is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s; before that, it was of very light use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2003 with 0.480% of baby boys being given the name Aidan. It ranked at #39 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.210% and its ranking #94, and it was the 3rd most popular after Aiden meaning of name and nicknames for Ayden, among all boy names in its group. In 2010, Aiden was used 4 times more than Aidan. In the past century Aidan has mostly been a baby boy name.

List of baby names Aidan:

Aydan meaning of name (English), meaning of Aden (English), Adyn meaning and origin, Aedan name variations (Gaelic), Aedann name variations, Aeddan name popularity (Welsh), Aeden name, baby name Aedenn, Aedin pronounciation, Aedyn meaning of name, name Aiden (English), name Aidenn, name Aideyn, name Aidin meaning, Aidyn name (English), Aodan meaning of name (Gaelic), meaning of Athin, short names for Ayden (English), Aydenn definition, and what does the name Eadin mean.

The baby name Aidan fun facts:

The name Aidan in reverse order is "Nadia".

The numerological value of the name Aidan is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Aidan?

Aidan is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.12%
20130.14%
20120.17%
20110.20%
20100.22%
20090.29%
20080.38%
20070.41%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames