Pronunciation | English: /iː, eɪ/ ee, ay Irish: [iː, eː] Scottish Gaelic: [ɯː] |
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Gender | Masculine |
Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Other gender | |
Feminine | Aodhnait, Aodhamair |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Irish |
Word/name | áed |
Meaning | "fire" |
Other names | |
Anglicisation(s) | Hugh |
Derived | Aodhán, Aogán |
Aodh (/iː, eɪ/ ee, ay, Irish: [iː, eː], Scottish Gaelic: [ɯː]; Old Irish: Áed) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh.[1] The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.[2][3]
The name features in the Irish surnames Mac Aodha (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized as McGee/McHugh/McKee) and Ó hAodha (lit. "descendant of Aodh"; anglicized as Hayes/Hughes/O'Hea), and the Scottish surname Mac Aoidh (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized McKay).
The name has a number of derived forms, including:
All of these variants are /ˌeɪ.əˈɡɔːn/ AY-ə-GAWN or /eɪˈɡɔːn/ ay-GAWN. The spelling Aogán reflects the loss of the light dha syllable, pronounced [ə], but the o may be reinterpreted as [ə] even in that spellinɡ.