Aidan

Aidan is an English masculine first name, derived from the Irish and Scottish Aodhan, meaning "little fire."

Bearers of the name

Aidan of Dalriada mac Erc (also: Aedan, * 530, † 606 or 608) of about 574-606 or 608 King of the Irish-Scottish kingdom of Dalriada
Aidan of Lindisfarne († 651 ), founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in Northumbria
Aidan of Ferns ( * before 550, † 627 ), first bishop of the Diocese of Ferns
Aeddan ap Blegywryd († 1018), Prince of the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd

Aidan Baker ( born 1974 ), Canadian multi-instrumentalist, experimental musician and author
Aidan Burley ( born 1979 ), British politician
Aidan Chambers ( born 1934 ), British writer
Aidan Devine ( * 19 **), British- Canadian actor
Aidan Dodson (born 1962 ), British Egyptologist
Aidan Gillen ( born 1968 ), Irish actor
Aidan Mitchell (* 1993), American actor with Irish roots
Aidan Moffat (born 1973 ), Scottish musician and singer
Aidan Quinn ( born 1959 ), American actor
Aidan Turner ( b. 1983 ), Irish actor
Aidan Peter White (* 1991), Irish football player

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