Aodh (/iː, eɪ/ ee, ay, Irish: [iː, eː], Scottish Gaelic: [ɯː]; Old Irish: Áed) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh.[1] The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.[2][3]
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| Pronunciation | English: /iː, eɪ/ ee, ay Irish: [iː, eː] Scottish Gaelic: [ɯː] |
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| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Aodhnait, Aodhamair |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Irish |
| Word/name | áed |
| Meaning | "fire" |
| Other names | |
| Anglicisation(s) | Hugh |
| Derived | Aodhán, Aogán |
The name features in the Irish surnames Mac Aodha (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized as McGee/McHugh/McKee) and Ó hAodha (lit. "descendant of Aodh"; anglicized as Hayes/Hughes/O'Hea), and the Scottish surname Mac Aoidh (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized McKay).
The name has a number of derived forms, including:
- The feminine forms Aodhnait and Aodhamair.
- Aodhán (Old Irish: Aedán), anglicized as Aidan, formed by the addition of the diminutive suffix -án.
- Aogán (traditionally Aodhagán), a double diminutive.[1] This form features in the surname Mac Aodhagáin (lit. "son of Aodhagán"; anglicized as Egan and Keegan).
- Maodhóg (Old Irish: Máedóc), anglicized as Mogue, derived from the pet form m'Aodhóg "my little Aodh".[4]
People with the name
editÁed
edit- 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
edit- Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, king of Connacht, 1223–1228
- Aedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua Conchobair, king of Connacht
- Aedh mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, king of Connacht, 1228–1233
- Aedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ua Conchobair
- Áed Ua hOissín, First Archbishop of Tuam 1152
Aodh
edit- Aodh, Earl of Ross (died 1333)
- Aodh Mór Ó Néill (1540–1616), Irish earl and resistance leader
- Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil (1571–1626), Irish archbishop and theologian
- Aodh Rua Ó Domhnaill (1572–1601), Irish King, Lord and rebel leader
- Aodh Mac Dónaill (Hugh McDonnell), Irish scribe
Aodhagan, Aodhagán, Aodhán, Aogán
editAll of these variants are /ˌeɪ.əˈɡɔːn/ AY-ə-GAWN or /eɪˈɡɔːn/ ay-GAWN. The spelling Aogán reflects the loss of the light dha syllable, pronounced [ə], but the o may be reinterpreted as [ə] even in that spellinɡ.
- Aodhagan O'Neill (born 1959), Irish darts player
- Aogán Ó Rathaille (1670–1728), Irish language poet
- Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (born 1976), Irish politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006), Hardcastle, Kate (ed.), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 6, 126, 341, 399, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1991). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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