# Aidan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪdən/ · frequency rank #20,282

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish.
2. A female given name from Irish of modern usage.

## Etymology
Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Irish Aodhán and Scottish Gaelic Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god).

## Easily confused with
- **ain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-ain)
- **Alan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-alan)
- **AIDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aids)
- **aide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aide)
- **Anda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-anda)
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-asian)
- **Allan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-allan)
- **aided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aided)
- **aides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aides)
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-asean)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aryan)
- **Alden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-alden)
- **avian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-avian)
- **Arden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-arden)
- **Aiken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aiken)
- **Amman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-amman)
- **Aiden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aiden)
- **Annan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-annan)
- **Arian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-arian)
- **Aslan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-aslan)

## Common misspellings (6)
`adian`, `aiadn`, `aidann`, `aiddan`, `aidna`, `iadan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aidan