Aodh (given name) explained
| Aodh |
| Pronunciation: |
in Irish iː, eː/
in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic ɯː/ |
| Gender: | Masculine |
| Feminine: | Aodhnait, Aodhamair |
| Language: | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin: | Irish, Old (to 900);: áed |
| Meaning: | "fire" |
| Anglicisation: | Hugh |
| Derived: | Aodhán, Aogán |
Aodh (in Irish iː, eː/, in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic ɯː/; Irish, Old (to 900);: Áed) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.[1] [2]
The name features in the Irish surnames Irish: Mac Aodha (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized as McGee/McHugh/McKee) and Irish: [[Ó hAodha]] (lit. "descendant of Aodh"; anglicized as Hayes/Hughes/O'Hea), and the Scottish surname Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Mac Aoidh (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized McKay).
The name has a number of derived forms, including:
- The feminine forms Irish: Aodhnait and Irish: [[Áedammair|Aodhamair]].
- Irish: Aodhán (Irish, Old (to 900);: Aedán), anglicized as Aidan, formed by the addition of the diminutive suffix Irish: -án.
- Irish: Aogán (traditionally Irish: Aodhagán), a double diminutive. This form features in the surname Irish: [[Mac Aodhagáin]] (lit. "son of Aodhagán"; anglicized as Egan and Keegan).
- Irish: Maodhóg (Irish, Old (to 900);: Máedóc), anglicized as Mogue, derived from the pet form Irish: m'Aodhóg "my little Aodh".[3]
People with the name
Áed
- Áed Rúad, legendary High king of Ireland
- Áed mac Echach (died 575), king of Connacht
- Áed mac Bricc (died 587), bishop and saint
- Áed Dub mac Suibni (died 588), king of Dál nAraidi
- Áed Dibchine (died c.595), king of Leinster
- Áed mac Ainmuirech (died c.598), High king of Ireland
- Áed Sláine (died 604), High king of Ireland
- Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), king in Leinster
- Áed Uaridnach (died 612), High king of Ireland
- Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618), king of or in Munster
- Áed Dub mac Colmáin (died 641?), bishop of Kildare
- Áed Aired (died 698), king of Dál nAraide
- Áed Róin (died 735), king of Dál Fiatach
- Áed mac Colggen (died 738), king of Leinster
- Áed Balb mac Indrechtaig (died 742), king of Connacht
- Áed Muinderg (died 747), king of northern Uí Néill
- Áed Find (died 778), king of Dál Riata
- Áed Oirdnide (died 819), king of Ailech
- Áed mac Boanta (died 839), probably king in Dál Riata
- Áed of Scotland (died 878), king of the Picts
- Áed Findliath (died 879), king of Ailech
- Áed Ua Crimthainn (fl. mid-12th century), abbot of Terryglass
Aedh
Aodh
Aodhagan, Aodhagán, Aodhán, Aogán
All of these variants are or . The spelling Aogán reflects the loss of the light dha syllable, pronounced pronounced as /[ə]/, but the o may be reinterpreted as pronounced as /[ə]/ even in that spellinɡ.
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Hanks . Patrick . A Dictionary of First Names . Hodges . Flavia . Oxford University Press . 1991 . 978-0-19-861060-1 . en . Patrick Hanks.
- The modern word Irish: aodh meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the Irish word for 'itch' (Irish: tochas), giving Irish: 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.
- 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.
