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Aidan, Aiden, or Aedan are the primary anglicisations of the Irish given name ''Aodhán'' and the Scottish Gaelic given name ''Aodhàn''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aidan )〕 ==Etymology and spelling== The name is derived from the name ''Aodhán'', which is a pet form of ''Aodh''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aodhán ) 〕 It can be used as a masculine or feminine given name. The personal name ''Aodh'' means "fiery" and/or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god (see Aed).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aodh )〕 Formerly common only in Ireland and Scotland, the name and its variants have become popular in England, the United States, and Canada. ''Aidan'' has been the 57th most popular name in the United States since the start of the year 2000, bestowed on over 62,000 boys, while ''Aiden'' ranking 66th, has been used on over 51,000 boys. Other variants are a bit less popular, such as ''Hayden'' 88th, ''Ayden'' 189th, ''Aden'' 333rd, ''Aydan'' 808th, and ''Aydin'' 960th, according to the United States Social Security Database.〔(United States Social Security Database ).〕 "Aidan/Aiden" was the most popular boys' name in Canada in 2007.〔http://www.babycenter.ca/pregnancy/naming/top2007/〕 The spellings ''Aydan'', ''Aydin'', or ''Aden'' are all more common with Turkish or Arabic origins, and have a different pronunciation. Its popularity is also reflected in the occurrence of similar-sounding names such as Braden, Caden, Hayden, and Jayden.〔Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''The Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2, p. 343〕 ''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.〔Macleod, Iseabail and Freedman, Terry: ''The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names'', Wordsworth Editions, 1995, ISBN 1-85326-366-4, p.74.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aidan (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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