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Aidan: Irish,
Gaelic: Little, fiery; Aidan is a modern English spelling of the early
medieval Gaelic name Áedán. It was relatively common in early medieval
Ireland, and was the name of at least two sixth and seventh century Celtic
saints. In the late Middle Ages, the saint's name was spelled Aodhán, but
the name appears to have dropped out of common use after the tenth century
or so. Its modern popularity dates to a revival in the nineteenth or
twentieth century. #370 in the top 1000 given names for births in the 1990's Hebrew Meaning: Sensual |