Aidan or Aiden (inordinate "AY-din") is the basic Anglicization of the Irish name Aodhan, a pet form of Aodh. Aodh resources "fire," and it was the name of a Celtic sun god. Aodh, or Aed, is the eldest son of Lir, Sovereign of the Tuatha de Dannan (a run of polite society in Irish mythology). According to tradition, Aodh's mother Aobh died in childbirth bighearted opening to four children: Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra, and Conn of the Hundred Battles. Lir's twinkling group, Aoife, was domineering of the children and receive them killed. But her servants had colossal love for the children and refused. As agree to, Aoife cursed the servants to live as swans for 900 being. Aodh grew up to be a petite god of the criminal world.
This name is a classic in areas of Europe with a strong Celtic orbit. It was given to assorted members of monarchs, along with Sovereign Aiden of Dalraida and Prince Aeddan ap Blegywyrd. It is in the same way a name second hand by countless saints. Offer is Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, and in the same way Saint Maedoc of Ferns who is sometimes unquestionable as Aedan.
One well unquestionable Neo-Pagan namesake is Aidan Kelly. Aidan Kelly is a Wiccan literary and a journalist from America. He was inherent in 1940, which would display ended him a teenager what Wicca was introduced to the world. He became a above in the Neo-Pagan community epoch he was studying for his Masters price in creative words. A friend of his asked him to make a ritual as part of an art schoolroom. It at last led to Kelly powers that be his own capacity of Wicca: the New New Pattern Give of the Blonde Commence. Now, Kelly has a bit of a watchfulness of oblige. His coven's name is a mention to the great Unassailable Give of the Blonde Commence, the one that William Butler Yeats was winding with. Kelly was in the same way essential in the formation of the Do business of the God, which is an association alleged to protect the benign citizenship of Wiccans in the Shared States.
Aidan leading appeared in the charts in the 1990s and skyrocketed. The name peaked in 2003 at #39. Now it outline at #94. Relatively, it unendingly takes a very want time for particularly desirable names to put the charts ably. And I'm not saying that at the same time as I be revolted by the name. I actually don't be revolted by Aidan at all. It's all the copycats that I'm not in love with. When it got desirable a whole crowd of designed rhyming "-adan" names appeared on the charts as well. Kayden, Zaidan, Jaden, you name it, it's been done.
One admirably is honestly obstinate that Aidan is historically a unisex name. Sadly, offering aren't any female namesakes that I can find that backs that up. I've seen it second hand for girls in modern epoch on a very scarce occurrence. At all reproduce that the female replica of Aidan is Eithne. Departure back to the mannish, variations of this name grip Hayden, Aden, and Ayden.
Aidan is very good for boys that are inherent on holidays that are joined with fire, be devoted to Imbolc. This name does display one practical switch with this name. Such as words this post, I aloof faulty to spell it Aiden. Offer are so assorted spellings of this name that he is separation to display to unendingly play again it for others. I wouldn't use the name to the letter at the same time as it is not predisposed to become complicated again anytime rapidly. But despite the consequences the trendiness, it's a useful name. It has a Witchier beyond than one can deduce.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan (name)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan Kelly
http://www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/boy/aidan
