The First War of United States: The Quasi War with France 1798-1801

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: List of Irish-Language Given Names, List of Scottish Gaelic Given Names, Aidan, Caitlin, Brian, Brianna, Greig, Catriona, Brennan, Oona, Oonagh, Auley, Auliffe, Awley, Brianne, Breanna, Briana, Brina. Excerpt: Aidan is a masculine given name . It is an Anglicised form of the Irish-language given name Aodhán . The name is derived from the name Aodhán , which is a pet form of Aodh . The personal name Aodh means "fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god (see Aed ). Formerly common only in Ireland , the name and its variants have become popular in the United Kingdom , the United States of America , and Canada . Aidan has been the 54th most popular name in the United States since the start of the year 2000, bestowed on over 62,000 boys. Other variants are a bit less popular, with Aiden ranking 66th , Hayden 88th, Ayden 189th, Aden 333rd, Aydan 808th, and Aydin 960th, according to the United States Social Security Database. "Aidan/Aiden" was the most popular boys' name in Canada in 2007. Its popularity is also reflected in the occurrence of similar-sounding names such as Braden , Caden , Hayden , and Jaden . Adán , which is the Spanish form of Adam , may be used by non-Hispanics as an alternative spelling for Aidan . Adan was the 348th most popular boys' name in the database. Aidan (or any reasonable variant) as a girl's name does not appear in the top one thousand names for girls from the same database, although it has occasionally been used for girls. Some sources suggest that the feminine equivalent of Aidan is Eithne , which has the same meaning. People (first name) Middle Ages Modern times item Aidan Baker (born 1974), Canadian musician item Aidan Banks , English guitarist item Aidan Browne , Northern Irish television presenter item Aidan Chambers (born 1934), English author i...