Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine
Irish and
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
given name, which was traditionally
anglicized
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as
Hugh.
The name means "fire" and was
the name of a god in
Irish mythology
Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally Oral tradition, passed down orally in the Prehistoric Ireland, prehistoric era. In the History of Ireland (795–1169), early medieval era, myths were ...
.
[The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the Irish word for 'itch' (), giving , 'burning itch' or 'urtication' - (Foclóir Gaeilg-Béarla, eds Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Niall Ó Dónaill, Dublin 1977), is clearly cognate with the original meaning.]
The name features in the Irish surnames (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized as
McGee/
McHugh/
McKee) and (lit. "descendant of Aodh"; anglicized as
Hayes/
Hughes/O'Hea), and the Scottish surname (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized
McKay
McKay, MacKay or Mackay is a Scottish and Irish surname. The last phoneme in the name is traditionally pronounced to rhyme with 'eye', but in some parts of the world this has come to rhyme with 'hey'. In Scotland, it corresponds to Clan Mackay. ...
).
The name has a number of derived forms, including:
* The feminine forms and .
* (), anglicized as
Aidan, formed by the addition of the
diminutive
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suffix .
* (traditionally ), a
double diminutive.
This form features in the surname (lit. "son of Aodhagán"; anglicized as
Egan and
Keegan).
* (), anglicized as Mogue, derived from the pet form "my little Aodh".
[Baring-Gould, Sabine & al]
''The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain'', Vol. I, pp. 122 ff
Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 18 Nov 2014.
People with the name
Áed
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Áed Rúad, legendary High king of Ireland
*
Áed mac Echach
Áed mac Echach Tirmcharna (died 575) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Echu Tirmcharna mac Fergusso (died ca. 556). He came to the throne in the year 557 and ruled until 575.
The slaying of ...
(died 575), king of Connacht
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Áed mac Bricc
Áed mac Bricc (died 589) was an Irish bishop and saint.
Life
Áed's principal church was at Rahugh (Ráith Áeda Meic Bricc) in modern County Westmeath. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Uí Néill
The Uí Néill (; meaning "des ...
(died 587), bishop and saint
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Áed Dub mac Suibni
Áed Dub mac Suibni (died c. 588) was an Irish king of the Dál nAraidi in the over-kingdom of Ulaid (in modern Ulster). He may have been king of the Ulaid. Áed was succeeded by his great-nephew Fiachnae mac Báetáin.
Áed Dub — Black ...
(died 588), king of Dál nAraidi
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Áed Dibchine
Áed Dibchine mac Senaig (died 595) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Máil branch of the Laigin. He is the first king of this branch to hold the overlordship of Leinster.
The '' Book of Leinster'' king lists mention a certain Áed Cerr mac ...
(died ''c''.595), king of Leinster
*
Áed mac Ainmuirech
Áed mac Ainmuirech (born c.530 – died 598) was High King of the Northern Uí Néill. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill and was a distant cousin of Columba of Iona. He was the son of Ainmuire mac Sétnai (died 569), a previous possible high k ...
(died ''c''.598), High king of Ireland
*
Áed Sláine (died 604), High king of Ireland
*
Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), king in Leinster
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Áed Uaridnach (died 612), High king of Ireland
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Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618), king of or in Munster
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Áed Dub mac Colmáin (died 641?), bishop of Kildare
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Áed Aired (died 698), king of Dál nAraide
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Áed Róin (died 735), king of Dál Fiatach
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Áed mac Colggen (died 738), king of Leinster
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Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig (died 742), king of Connacht
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Áed Muinderg (died 747), king of northern Uí Néill
*
Áed Find (died 778), king of Dál Riata
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Áed Oirdnide (died 819), king of Ailech
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Áed mac Boanta (died 839), probably king in Dál Riata
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Áed of Scotland (died 878), king of the Picts
*
Áed Findliath (died 879), king of Ailech
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Áed Ua Crimthainn (''fl.'' mid-12th century), abbot of
Terryglass
Terryglass () is a village in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the north-eastern shore of Lough Derg (Shannon), Lough Derg, near where the River Shannon enters the lough, on the R493 road. Terryglass is also a civil parish ...
Aedh
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Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, king of Connacht, 1223–1228
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Aedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua Conchobair, king of Connacht
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Aedh mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, king of Connacht, 1228–1233
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Aedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ua Conchobair
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Áed Ua hOissín, First Archbishop of Tuam 1152
Aodh
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Aodh, Earl of Ross (died 1333)
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Aodh Mór Ó Néill (1540–1616), Irish earl and resistance leader
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Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil (1571–1626), Irish archbishop and theologian
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Aodh Rua Ó Domhnaill (1572–1601), Irish King, Lord and rebel leader
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Aodh Mac Dónaill (Hugh McDonnell), Irish scribe
Aodhagan, Aodhagán, Aodhán, Aogán
All of these variants are or . The spelling ''Aogán'' reflects the loss of the light ''dha'' syllable, pronounced , but the ''o'' may be reinterpreted as even in that spellinɡ.
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Aodhagan O'Neill (born 1959), Irish darts player
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Aogán Ó Rathaille (1670–1728), Irish language poet
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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (born 1976), Irish politician
See also
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Aidan (name)
Aidan, Aiden and Ayden are anglicised versions of the Irish Gaelic, Irish male given name ''Aodhán''. The Irish language female equivalent is ''Aodhnait''.
Etymology and spelling
The name is derived from the name ''Aodhán'', which is a pet f ...
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Hayes (given name)
Hayes is a given name of English language, English or Irish language, Irish origin that is a transferred use of a place name or Hayes (surname), surname. The English place name is derived from an Old English word that meant fence or enclosure. The ...
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Hayes (surname)
Hayes is an English language surname. In the United States Census, 1990, Hayes was the 100th most common surname recorded. The oldest record of the surname dates to 1197 in the ''Eynsham Cartulary of Oxfordshire'', where it appears in the form ' ...
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List of Irish-language given names
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Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an angl ...
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Mac Aodha
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Ó hAodha
References
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