Given name
Aed
“fire”
Aed is a variant of Aodh. One Celtic interpretation is “fire.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aed is a variant of Aodh. One Celtic interpretation is “fire.”
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Where it comes from
Aed is a variant of Aodh. An origin associated with Aodh is Celtic.
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The story
Aed is a variant of Aodh. The history of Aodh gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aodh is associated with the sun god.
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Aed’s family of names
In Irish usage, Aed has a related form in Aodh.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Aed
- Áed mac CináedaKing of the Picts840–878
- Aed CarabaoThai guitaristborn 1954
- Áed FindKing of Dal Riata701–778
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