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Aidan is considered the traditional anglicized spelling of the classic Celtic name. Parents who value the name's Irish roots typically choose this spelling, while those who are drawn to the name for its sound a la Jayden and Brayden tend to choose the newer -en spellings.

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I've met alot of babies and toddlers named Aidan. I feel like it's going to be something like a male version of Olivia, very popular. You can tell because parents have entered the stage where it's such a common name that they've started spelling it differently to make their child more 'unique'. I've seen Aidyn, Aiden, Ayden, ect. Your son probably won't be the only one in his class.

I named my daughter Aidan because I found it in my midwifes book I was told that the girl spelling was Aidan and the boy spelling was Aiden so I decided no matter what my child was gonna be named Aidan just the spelling would depend on whether she turned out male or female.

A possible reason quite a few Aidans have a sister named Nadia is because they are anagrams of each other: Aidan is Nadia spelled backward. AIDAN, DANIA, DIANA, NADIA and NAIDA are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.

USAGE: Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)

PRONOUNCED: AY-dən (English)

VARIANTS: Aodhán, Edan (Irish), Aodhán, Edan (Scottish), Aden, Aiden, Aydan, Ayden (English)

DIMINUTIVES: Aodhagán (Irish), Aodhagán, Iagan (Scottish)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Áed, Áedán, Áedh (Ancient Irish), Áed, Aodh, Áedán, Aodhán (Irish Mythology)

POPULARITY: #161 in England and Wales, #52 in Ireland, #89 in Northern Ireland, #79 in Scotland, #221 in United States

Personal experiences with the name Aidan

I've gone to school with 4 Aidans who each spell it differently - Aidan, Aiden, Aden, and Ayden

I fell for the name Aidan when I saw "Desperately Seeking Susan" starring Aidan Quinn, back in the 80's.

I saw 'Stakeout' and fell for the name, too!

I fancy the name Aidan!! Simply because I read these sequels called 'Haven,Mirage and Eternal' by Kristi Cook... There was this mysterious, interesting and complicated vampire dude(Aidan Gray) who charmed this psychic girl(Violet McKenna) and they fell in lOvE!!

I named my son after Aidan Quinn too...love the name....love him!

I know 2 Aidans and one Aiden. The Aiden is noticeably cooler than both the Aidans, so I prefer the -en spelling.

OMG! I have a friend named Aidan at my music school; he plays trumpet, and he is super nice!!! His brother's name is Luke. I also have a friend at my karate dojo named Ayden, spelt like that, and he had two sisters: Mikayla and Avery. Overall, Aidan is a great name for a boy!

Nicknames for Aidan

Aday
AA(pronounced ay-ay)
Aid/Aide
Aidy/Ady/Aidie/Aidey
Aids
Dan
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Danny
Ian (it's a stretch, yes, but I do know a 3yo Aidan who goes by Ian)
Nean
Aido

Meanings and history of the name Aidan

Anglicized form of AODHÁN. In the latter part of the 20th century it became popular in America due to its sound, since it uses the same fashionable aden suffix sound found in such names as Braden and Hayden.

Famous real-life people named Aidan

Actor Aidan Gillen
Actor Aidan Quinn
Author Aidan Chambers
Actor Aidan Turner (recently portraying dwarf Kili in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)
Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky (b. 2016), son of American investor Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton
Aidan Gallagher, American actor
Aidan Miner, American actor

Aidan in song, story & screen

Aidan Shaw, Carrie's laid-back, compassionate boyfriend, played by John Corbett, on the HBO series "Sex in the City".