The story behind Aodh
From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Scottish Gaelic entry
From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”).
Pronunciation
Irish; Munster: /eː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Irish; Connacht; Ulster: /iː/
- Irish; Connacht; Ulster: /ɯː/
- Scottish Gaelic: /ɯːɣ/
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Names Similar to Aodh
Fiadh
From fiadh, pre-reform spelling of fia, from Old Irish fíad (“wild; game, deer”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Niamh
From the noun niamh (“brightness, lustre, sheen”), from Middle Irish níam (“brilliance, beauty”), itself from Old Irish ném (“lustre”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Sadhbh
From Middle Irish Sadb, from Old Irish Sadb, from Proto-Celtic *swadwā, feminine derivative of *swādus (“sweet”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anh
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- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Ánh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 映.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Áine
A derivative of Old Irish án (“bright, brilliant; splendid, noble”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Aodh
Aeddan
a male given name from Old Irish áed (“fire”), equivalent to English Aidan, Irish Áedan or Aodhán, or Latin Aidanus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alastar
From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alban
From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium). From Scottish Gaelic Alba.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Aodh
Bjólan
From Old Norse Bjólan, from Middle Irish Beóllán.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bríd
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Brìghde and Manx Breeshey.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Brìde
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“exalted one”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length