Áed (given name)
Encyclopedia
Aodh or Áed is an Irish word of Indo-European
origin, equivalent to fire in English. Aodh , and its many variants is used today in the Irish
and Scottish Gaelic languages as a given name
for both sexes (though feminine forms are less varied and less common), and in even more variants as a family name
. As a family name, the root or a variant may be prefixed by O or Ó (meaning from) or Mac or Mc (meaning son of). The masculine given name Hugh
has been used as an anglicised form of Aodh, although the names are entirely etymologically unrelated. It is also the name of a Celtic sun god
.
A pet form of Áed is Ádhán. A modern Irish form of Ádhán is Aodhán. An older form of Aodhán is Aedán. The name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of Aodh, and a more modern Irish form of Aodhagán is Aogán. An Anglicised form of Aedán is Aidan. Variant forms of this Anglicised name are Edan, Aedan, and Aiden.
Aedh
Aidan
Aodh
Aodhagan, Aodhagán, Aodhán, Aogán
Indo-European languages
The Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia and also historically predominant in Anatolia...
origin, equivalent to fire in English. Aodh , and its many variants is used today in the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and Scottish Gaelic languages as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for both sexes (though feminine forms are less varied and less common), and in even more variants as a family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
. As a family name, the root or a variant may be prefixed by O or Ó (meaning from) or Mac or Mc (meaning son of). The masculine given name Hugh
Hugh (given name)
- Origins :Hugh is a masculine given name.It comes from the subject case of the French name : Hugues, which is itself a refection from the Occitan. Regular French spelling is Hue . It is of Germanic origin Hugo, used as a common spelling across Europe...
has been used as an anglicised form of Aodh, although the names are entirely etymologically unrelated. It is also the name of a Celtic sun god
Aed (god)
Aed, or Aodh, is the prince of the Daoine Sidhe and a god of the underworld in Irish mythology. He is known from inscriptions as the eldest son of Lir, High King of the Tuatha de Dannan, and Aobh, a daughter of Bodb Dearg....
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A pet form of Áed is Ádhán. A modern Irish form of Ádhán is Aodhán. An older form of Aodhán is Aedán. The name Aodhagán is a double diminutive of Aodh, and a more modern Irish form of Aodhagán is Aogán. An Anglicised form of Aedán is Aidan. Variant forms of this Anglicised name are Edan, Aedan, and Aiden.
People with the name
Áed- Áed RúadÁed RuadÁed Rúad, son of Badarn, Díthorba, son of Deman, and Cimbáeth, son of Fintan, three grandsons of Airgetmar, were, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, High Kings of Ireland who ruled in rotation, seven years at a time. They each ruled for three seven-year stints...
, legendary High king of Ireland - Áed mac EchachÁed mac EchachÁed mac Echach Tirmcharna was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Echu Tirmcharna mac Fergusso . He came to the throne in the year 557 and ruled till 575....
(died 575), king of Connacht - Áed mac BriccÁed mac BriccÁed mac Bricc was an Irish bishop and saint. Áed's principal church was at Rahugh in modern County Westmeath. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Uí Néill and was said to be a descendant of Fiachu mac Néill...
(died 587), bishop and saint - Áed Dub mac SuibniÁed Dub mac SuibniÁed Dub mac Suibni was an Irish king of the Cruthin of Dál nAraidi . He may have been king of the Ulaid.Áed Dub — Black Áed — killed the last pagan High King of Ireland, Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Tradition has Diarmaid die a mythic threefold death, and some version make Áed Diarmaid's...
(died 588), king of Dál nAraidi - Áed DibchineÁed DibchineÁed Dibchine mac Senaig was a King of Leinster from the Uí Máil branch of the Laigin. He is the first king of this branch to hold the overlordship of Leinster....
(died c.595), king of Leinster - Áed mac AinmuirechÁed mac AinmuirechÁed mac Ainmuirech was high-king of the Northern Uí Néill. He belonged to the Cenél Conaill and was a distant cousin of Columba of Iona. He was the son of Ainmuire mac Sétnai , a previous possible high king....
(died c.598), High king of Ireland - Áed SláineÁed SláineÁed mac Diarmato , called Áed Sláine , was the son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Legendary stories exist of Áed's birth. Saint Columba is said to have prophesied his death...
(died 604), High king of Ireland - Áed Rón mac CathailÁed Rón mac CathailÁed Rón mac Cathail was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the grandson of Bruidge mac Nath Í , a previous king....
(died 604), king in Leinster - Áed UaridnachÁed UaridnachÁed Uaridnach was an Irish king who was High King of Ireland. He is sometimes also known as Áed Allán, a name most commonly used for the 8th century king of the same name, this Áed's great-great-grandson....
(died 612), High king of Ireland - Áed Bennán mac CrimthainnÁed Bennán mac CrimthainnÁed Bennán mac Crimthainn was a possible King of Munster from the Eóganacht Locha Léin branch of the Eoganachta. He was definitely king of West Munster or Iarmuman. He was the great grandson of Dauí Iarlaithe mac Maithni also a possible king of Munster from this branchThere is some dispute in the...
(died 618), king of or in Munster - Áed Dub mac Colmáin (died 641?), bishop of Kildare
- Áed AiredÁed AiredÁed Aired or Áed Airdd or Áed Airech was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid . He ruled from 690-698.In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid and were the dominant members...
(died 698), king of Dál nAraide - Áed RóinÁed RóinÁed Róin mac Bécce Bairrche was the Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He reigned from 708 to 735. He was the son of Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic, , a previous king of Ulaid who had abdicated in 707 to become a pilgrim....
(died 735), king of Dál Fiatach - Áed mac ColggenÁed mac ColggenÁed mac Colggen was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of Leinster. Some sources incorrectly make him joint king of Leinster with Bran Becc mac Murchado, but it appears that Áed was main ruler of Leinster in 738 His father Colcú mac Bressail was called king of Ard Ladrann at his death obit in the...
(died 738), king of Leinster - Áed Balb mac IndrechtaigÁed Balb mac IndrechtaigÁed Balb mac Indrechtaig was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Indrechtach mac Muiredaig Muillethan , a previous king. He was of the Síl Muiredaig sept of the Uí Briúin. His sobriquet Balb means "Stammerer".Aed is mentioned as king in both the...
(died 742), king of Connacht - Áed MuindergÁed MuindergÁed mac Flaithbertaig , called Áed Muinderg, was a chief of the Cenél Conaill of the northern Uí Néill. He was the son of the high king Flaithbertach mac Loingsig . His byname Muinderg means "red-necked"....
(died 747), king of northern Uí Néill - Áed FindÁed FindÁed Find or Áed mac Echdach was king of Dál Riata . Áed was the son of Eochaid mac Echdach, a descendant of Domnall Brecc in the main line of Cenél nGabráin kings....
(died 778), king of Dál Riata - Áed Oirdnide (died 819), king of Ailech
- Áed mac BoantaÁed mac BoantaÁed mac Boanta is believed to have been a king of Dál Riata.The only reference to Áed in the Irish annals is found in the Annals of Ulster, where it is recorded that "Eóganán mac Óengusa, Bran mac Óengusa, Áed mac Boanta, and others almost innumerable" in a battle fought by the men of Fortriu...
(died 839), probably king in Dál Riata - Áed of ScotlandÁed of ScotlandÁed mac Cináeda was a son of Cináed mac Ailpín . He became king of the Picts in 877 when he succeeded his brother Constantín mac Cináeda. He was nicknamed Áed of the White Flowers, the Wing-footed or the white-foot .The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba says of Áed: "Edus [Áed] held the same [i.e....
(died 878), king of the Picts - Áed Findliath (died 879), king of Ailech
- Áed Ua CrimthainnÁed Ua CrimthainnÁed Ua Crimthainn , also called Áed mac Crimthainn, was abbot and coarb of Terryglass , near Lough Derg in County Tipperary, Ireland...
(fl. mid 12th century), abbot of Terryglass
Aedh
- Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua ConchobairAedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua ConchobairAedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair was King of Connacht.-Prince of Connacht:* M1210.7The sons of Roderic O'Conor and Teige, the son of Conor Moinmoy, accompanied by some of the people of Annaly, came across the Shannon, from the east side, into the Tuathas, and carried a prey with them into...
, king of Connacht, 1223–1228 - Aedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua ConchobairAedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua ConchobairAedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua Conchobair was King of Connacht in Ireland from 1274 to 1280.-References:* Annals of Ulster at at * Annals of the Four Masters at at * Chronicum Scotorum at at...
, king of Connacht - Aedh mac Ruaidri Ua ConchobairAedh mac Ruaidri Ua ConchobairAedh mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair was King of Connacht from 1228 to 1233.Extracts from the Annals of Connact concerning Aedh:"Vast war arose between Aed and Toirrdelbach, the two sons of Ruaidri O Conchobair, after the death of Aed mac Cathail Chrodbeirg, for the younger did not yield respect to the...
, king of Connacht, 1228–1233 - Aedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ua ConchobairAedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ua ConchobairAedh mac Aedh Breifneach Ua Conchobair was king of Connacht in 1342. He was the last of the Clan Muircheartaigh Uí Conchobhair to hold this position.-References:* Annals of Ulster at at * Annals of the Four Masters at at...
Aidan
- Aidan of LindisfarneAidan of LindisfarneKnown as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria , was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old...
, saint, died 651 - Aidan QuinnAidan Quinn-Early life:Quinn was born in Chicago, Illinois to Irish parents. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and raised in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois, as well as in Dublin and Birr, County Offaly in Ireland. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of...
, Irish-American actor, still extant - Aidan O'BrienAidan O'BrienAidan Patrick O'Brien is an Irish horse racing trainer. Since 1996, he has been the private trainer at Ballydoyle Stables near Cashel in County Tipperary for John Magnier and his Coolmore Stud associates....
, Irish horse racing trainer, still extant
Aodh
- Aodh, Earl of RossAodh, Earl of RossHugh [probably Gaelic: Aodh], was the third successor of Ferchar mac in tSagairt as Mormaer of Ross .Hugh was a favorite of King Robert I of Scotland, who endowed him with many lands. Aodh even married Robert's sister, Maud...
(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 DónaillAodh Mac DónaillAodh Mac Dónaill was a scribe from County Meath. Among the works he transcribed was Seachrán Charn tSiadhail by Tarlach Rua Mac Dónaill. It is now contained in a manuscript house in the Public Library, Belfast.-References:...
(Hugh McDonnell), Irish scribe
Aodhagan, Aodhagán, Aodhán, Aogán
- Aodhagan O'NeillAodhagan O'NeillAodhagan O'Neill is an Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a chef in the Irish Army....
(1959 - ) is an Irish darts player - Aogán Ó RathailleAogán Ó RathailleAodhagán Ó Rathaille, also spelt Aogán Ó Rathaille or Anglicised as Egan O'Rahilly , was an Irish language poet. He is credited with creating the first fully developed Aisling poem.-Early life:...
(1670–1728) was an Irish language poet - Aodhán Ó RíordáinAodhán Ó RíordáinAodhán Ó Ríordáin is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála for the Dublin North Central constituency at the 2011 general election. He was previously a member of Dublin City Council for the Clontarf electoral area from 2004–11. He is a former teacher and was Principal...
Irish politician, still extant