Aodh O'Neill
Aodh may refer to: *Aodh (given name) (Old and Middle Irish spelling ''Áed''), a masculine given name *Aed (god) Aed, or Aodh, is the prince of the Daoine Sidhe and a god of the underworld in Irish mythology. He is known from inscriptions as the eldest son of Lir, High King of the Tuatha de Dannan, and Aoibh, a daughter of Bodb Dearg. Aed is elsewhere de ...

Aodh (given Name)
Aodh ( , , ; sga, Áed) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic male given name, originally meaning "fire".The modern word ''aodh'' meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the Irish word for 'itch' (''tochas''), giving ''aodh thochais'', 'burning itch' or 'urtication' - (Foclóir Gaeilg-Béarla, eds Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Niall Ó Dónaill, Dublin 1977), is clearly cognate with the original meaning. Feminine forms of the name include Aodhnait and Aodhamair. It appears in even more variants as a surname. As a surname, the root or a variant may be prefixed by ''O'', ''Ó'', or ''Ui'' (meaning "from" or "descendant of"), ''Mac'' or ''Mc'' (meaning "son of"), or ''Nic'' (meaning "daughter of"). The name was originally related to an Irish god of the underworld. The masculine given name Hugh is a common anglicization Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change ...
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