Aidan or Aiden is a modern version of a number of

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names, including the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

male given name ''Aodhán'', the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...

given name Aodhan and the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

name Aeddan. Phonetic variants, such as spelled with an "e" instead of an "a", have become more prevalent in generations following the 19th century Irish Great Migration. The Irish language female equivalent is ''Aodhnait''.

Etymology and spelling

The name is derived from the name ''Aodhán'', which is a

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for ...

of '' Aodh''. The personal name ''Aodh'' means "fiery" and/or "bringer of fire" and was the name of a Celtic sun god (see Aed). Formerly common only in

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and

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, the name and its variants have become popular in England, the

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, and Australia. In the 2010s, ''Aiden'' rose to the 13th most popular name in the United States as the given name to 129,433 boys while ''Aidan'' ranked 156th as the given name to 25,399 boys. In the 2000s, ''Aiden'' was 54th most popular name in the United States as the given name to 83,527 boys while ''Aidan'' ranked 55th having been bestowed on 76,493 boys. Other variants are a bit less popular, such as ''Hayden'' 87th, ''Ayden'' 156th, ''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 Caden (; br, Kaden) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Caden are called in French ''Cadenais''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of ...

, Hayden, and Jayden. ''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.

Given name

Middle Ages

Áedán mac Gabráin Áedán mac Gabráin (pronounced in Old Irish; ga, Aodhán mac Gabhráin, lang), also written as Aedan, was a king of Dál Riata from 574 until c. 609 AD. The kingdom of Dál Riata was situated in modern Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and par ...

(ruled c. 574–609), King of Dál Riata, sometimes anglicised as ''Aidan of Dalriada'' *

Aeddan ap Blegywryd Aeddan ap Blegywryd (died 1018) was a King of Gwynedd in medieval Wales. He became ruler in 1005 but the circumstances of his accession are unclear as he does not seem to have been closely related to his predecessor, Cynan ap Hywel. Aeddan ap Ble ...

(died 1018), Welsh prince of Gwynedd *

Adam, Earl of Angus Adam (perhaps representing the name Áedán), ruled from sometime prior to 1189 as ''Mormaer In early medieval Scotland, a mormaer was the Gaelic name for a regional or provincial ruler, theoretically second only to the King of Scots, and the s ...

(ruled from before c. 1189) * Saint

Máedóc of Ferns Saint Máedóc of Ferns (; 6th & 7th century), also known as Saint Aidan ( ga, Áedan; cy, Aeddan; la, Aidanus and '), or Saint Mogue ( ga, Mo Aodh Óg), was an Irish saint who was the first Bishop of Ferns in County Wexford and the f ...

(550–632), also known as Áedan * Saint

Aidan of Lindisfarne Aidan of Lindisfarne ( ga, Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a monastic cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindi ...

(died 651), Irish missionary and Bishop

Modern times

Arts and entertainment

Aidan Banks Longview were a British indie rock band from Manchester, England. History Its members were chief songwriter Rob McVey, guitarist Doug Morch, bassist Aidan Banks and drummer Francesco Mendolia. Original drummer Matt Dabbs left the band for fam ...

, English guitarist *

Aidan Browne Aidan Browne (b. Belfast)Aidan Bryant (born 1987), American comedian *

Aidan Cassar Aidan Cassar (born 17 December 1999), known professionally as Aidan, is a Maltese singer and songwriter. Career In 2018 he competed in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest with Dai Laga. Afterwards, he participated in the '' X Factor Malta''. In ...

(born 1999), Maltese singer-songwriter *

Aidan Chambers Aidan Chambers (born 27 December 1934) is a British author of children's and young-adult novels. He won both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Printz Award for '' Postcards from No Man's Land'' (1999). For his "lasting contributio ...

(born 1934), English author *

Aidan Coffey Aidan Coffey is an Irish traditional accordionist from Co. Waterford (Ireland).The Rough Guide to Irish Music, Rough Guides He recorded with Irish traditional fiddle players Seamus Creagh and Frankie Gavin and with accompanists Mick Daly, Seá ...

, Irish musician *

Aidan Cooney Aidan Cooney is an Irish radio presenter. He was a presenter of ''Ireland AM'' on TV3 from 1999 to 2018. He has since began hosting a weekday show on Q102, called Q Breakfast from 7am to 10am. Ireland AM Cooney joined the Ireland AM team in 19 ...

, Irish television presenter * Aidan J. David (born 1981), English actor *

Aidan Davis Aidan Davis (born 23 March 1997) is an English street dancer, rapper, and television host. In 2009, he reached the final of the third series of the ITV talent show ''Britain's Got Talent''. He finished fifth place overall and later that year h ...

(born 1997), English dancer *

Aidan Devine Aidan Devine is an English–Canadian film actor. He was born in England and immigrated with his family to Canada at the age of 15. He studied at Dawson College's Dome Theatre in Montreal, Quebec and began his acting career in Montreal. He woul ...

, Canadian film actor *

Aidan Dunne Aidan Dunne is a visual arts critic and contributor to ''The Irish Times.'' Education Dunne is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. Career Aidan Dunne has written regularly for ''The Irish Times'' for decades. He ...

, Irish art critic *

Aidan Gallagher Aidan Gallagher (born September 18, 2003) is an American actor and musician. His first major role was portraying one of the quadruplets, Nicky Harper, in the Nickelodeon comedy television series ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn''. In 2019, Gallagh ...

(born 2003), American actor *

Aidan Gillen Aidan Murphy (born 24 April 1968), better known as Aidan Gillen (), is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of three Irish Film & Television Awards and has been nominated for a British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award, ...

(born 1968), Irish actor *

Aidan Gillett Aidan Gillett (born 12 April 1986) is an Australian actor and stunt performer, who is best known for his roles as Daniel McManus in the BBC-commissioned soap opera '' Out of the Blue'' and Robert Cruze in '' Home and Away''. Early life Gillett ...

(born 1986), Australian actor *

Aidan Girt Aidan Girt is a Canadian drummer for the Montreal-based post-rock collectives Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Exhaust. He is also a solo electronic artist under the names ''OSB'', ''1-Speed Bike'', and ''Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike'' and continues ...

, Canadian drummer *

Aidan Gould Aidan Gould (born February 26, 1997) is an American actor. He is the elder brother of actor Nolan Gould. Family and education Gould was born in Columbus, Georgia. The family moved to Phenix City, Alabama, when he was very young because his fath ...

(born 1996), American actor * Aidan Hawken (born 1975), American musician *

Aidan Higgins Aidan Higgins (3 March 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an Irish writer. He wrote short stories, travel pieces, radio drama and novels. Among his published works are '' Langrishe, Go Down'' (1966), '' Balcony of Europe'' (1972) and the biographic ...

(1927–2015), Irish writer *

Aidan Hughes Aidan Hughes is a commercial artist. He was born in 1956 in Merseyside, England, and was trained as an artist by his father, himself a landscape painter. In the 1980s, Hughes published a pulp-style magazine called ''BRUTE!''. ''Brute!'' has b ...

(born 1956), English artist *

Aidan Mathews Aidan Mathews, sometimes Aidan Carl Mathews, (born 1956) is an Irish poet and dramatist born in Dublin. Life He was educated at Gonzaga College, Dublin and University College Dublin and holds an MA from Trinity College Dublin. He works as a drama ...

(born 1956), Irish poet and dramatist * Aidan Knight (born 1986), Canadian musician * Aidan McArdle (born 1970), Irish actor *

Aidan Moffat Aidan John Moffat (born 10 April 1973) is a Scottish vocalist and musician, and member of the band Arab Strap. Early life Moffat was born and raised in Falkirk, Scotland. The first album he bought was ''Elvis Sings for Kids'' by Elvis Presley ...

(born 1973), Scottish musician *

Aidan O'Rourke (musician) Aidan O'Rourke (born 1975) is a Scottish contemporary folk music fiddle player and composer. He was named the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year and the Scots Trad Music Awards 2011 Composer of the Year. In addition to his solo car ...

(born 1975), Scottish musician *

Aidan Power Aidan Power (born 30 March 1979) is an Irish television and radio presenter. Career Born in Templeogue, Dublin, Power was educated at St. Mac Dara's community college and then Ballyfermot Senior College where he obtained a diploma in broadca ...

(born 1979), Irish television and radio presenter *

Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor who made his film debut in '' Reckless'' (1984). He has starred in over 80 feature films, including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' The Mission'' (1986), ''Stakeout'' (1987), ''Aval ...

(born 1959), American actor *

Aidan Salahova Aidan Salahova ( az, Aydan Tair qızı Salahova; born March 25, 1964) is an Azerbaijani and Russian artist, gallerist and public person. In 1992 she founded the Aidan Gallery in Moscow. Salahova's works can be found in many private and state coll ...

(born 1964), Azeri-Russian artist and gallerist *

Aidan Turner Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He played the roles of Ross Poldark in the 2015–2019 BBC adaptation of ''The Poldark Novels'' by Winston Graham, Dante Gabriel Rossetti in ''Desperate Romantics'', Ruairí McGowan in '' Th ...

(born 1983), Irish actor * Aiden Turner (born 1977), English actor *

Aidan Zammit Aidan Zammit is a musician from Sliema, Malta. He has lived in Italy since 1985. Biography He has worked as a composer, musician and singer with several artists, including Mike Francis, Niccolò Fabi, Andrea Bocelli, Nicola Piovani, Vincen ...

(born 1965), Maltese musician *

Aiden Flowers Aiden James Flowers (born December 13, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying a young Klaus Mikaelson in the CW network series ''The Originals''. He also appeared in the films ''The Big Short'', ''Miss Peregrine's Home for ...

(born 2004), American actor * Aiden Grennell (born 1920), Irish actor *

Aiden Grimshaw Aiden Samuel Grimshaw (born 4 December 1991) is an English singer, songwriter and actor who is better known by his stage name Butterjack. He successfully made it to the live shows in the seventh series of ''The X Factor'' in 2010 and finished ...

(born 1991), English musician * Aiden J. Harvey (born 1944), English comedian * Aiden James (born 1982), American pop singer * Aiden Leslie (born 1977), American pop singer-songwriter * Aiden Lassell Ripley (born 1896), American artist * Aiden Turner (born 1977), British actor

Politics

Aidan Burley Aidan Burley (born 22 January 1979) is a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase, elected in 2010 on a large vote swing away from the Labour Party candidate. Burley stepped down in 2015. Early life Bur ...

(born 1979), British politician *

Aidan Crawley Aidan Merivale Crawley (10 April 1908 – 3 November 1993) was a British journalist, television executive and editor, and politician. He was a member of both of Britain's major political parties: the Labour Party and Conservative Party, and wa ...

(1908–1993), British politician * Aidan Davitt (born 1978), Irish politician * Aidan Eames, Irish politician and solicitor *

Aidan Maloney Aidan Joseph Maloney (August 12, 1920 – March 16, 2018) was a Canadian politician and executive. He represented the electoral district of Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1966 to 1971. Maloney also served in ca ...

(1920–2018), Canadian politician *

Aidan McGrath Aidan McGrath is an Irish youth activist. He is the former President of Ireland's National Youth Organisation. He was twice elected to represent his Constituency of Fingal in Ireland's National Youth Parliament, Dáil na nÓg, and was chairper ...

, Irish youth activist *

Aidan McLindon Aidan Patrick McLindon (born 26 February 1980) is an Australian politician. He was first elected for the seat of Beaudesert to the Queensland State Parliament for the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election. He resigned from that p ...

(born 1980), Australian politician * Aidan O'Connor, Irish politician

Religion

* Aidan Cross, Anglican religious leader in South Africa *

Francis Aidan Gasquet Francis Aidan Cardinal Gasquet (born Francis Neil Gasquet; 5 October 1846 – 5 April 1929) was an English Benedictine monk and historical scholar. He was created Cardinal in 1914. Life Gasquet was the third of six children of Raymond Gasquet, ...

(1846–1929), English cardinal *

Aidan Kelly Aidan A. Kelly (born October 22, 1940) is an American academic, poet and influential figure in the Neopagan religion of Wicca. Having developed his own branch of the faith, the New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn, during the 1960s, he wa ...

(born 1940), American Wiccan * Aidan Nichols (born 1948), English academic and Catholic priest *

Aiden Wilson Tozer Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 – May 12, 1963) was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor, and spiritual mentor. For his accomplishments, he received honorary doctorates from Wheaton and Houghton colleges. Early life Toz ...

(1897–1963), American preacher

Sports

Aidan Apodaca Aidan Apodaca (born May 24, 1996) is an American soccer player. Career College Apodaca spent his entire college career at California Baptist University. He made a total of 68 appearances for the Lancers and tallied 48 goals and 12 assists. Whil ...

(born 1996), American soccer player * Aidan Baker (cricketer) (born 1964), English cricketer * Aidan Barlow (born 2000), English footballer * Aidan Brooker (born 1995), South African cricketer * Aidan Butler (born 1974), Irish hurler * Aidan Caves (born 1995), Canadian track cyclist * Aidan Chippendale (born 1992), English footballer *

Aidan Coleman Aidan Coleman (born 17 August 1988) is an Irish National Hunt jockey, who has ridden multiple Grade 1 winners in the United Kingdom including at the Cheltenham Festival. Career Coleman was born in Cork, Ireland and moved to England in 2006 wo ...

(born 1988), Irish jockey * Aidan Collins (born 1986), English footballer *

Aidan Connolly Aidan Charles Patrick Connolly (born 15 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Championship. Connolly began his career with Queen's Park before joining Dundee United in 2013, ...

(born 1995), Scottish footballer *

Aidan Corr Aidan Corr (born 17 May 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants . The Giants d ...

(born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Aidan Cummins (born 1979), Irish hurler *

Aidan Daly Aidan Craig Daly (born 22 August 1978) is a New Zealand former basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL), including 12 with the Hawke's Bay Hawks. High school Daly attended Napier Boys' High School and N ...

(born 1978), New Zealand basketball player *

Aidan Daniels Aidan Jun Valcarcel Daniels (born September 6, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League. Club career Toronto FC On April 13, 2018, Daniels signed as a homegrown pl ...

(born 1998), Canadian soccer player *

Aidan Davison Aidan John Davison (born 11 May 1968) is a football coach and former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach of National League side Wrexham. As a player, he played as a goalkeeper from 1987 until 2008. Having started his career with n ...

(born 1968), British footballer * Aidan de Brune (1874–1946), Australian writer and long-distance walker * Aidan Devaney, Sligo Gaelic football goalkeeper * Aidan Dorgan (born 1973), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager * Aidan Downes (born 1988), Irish footballer * Aidan Fennelly, Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan Ferris (born 1996), Scottish footballer * Aidan Fitzgerald (born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 2001), Scottish footballer *

Aidan Flanagan Aidan Flanagan (born 1974) is an Irish retired hurling, hurler who played as a corner-forward for the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary senior hurling team. Career statistics Honours ;Boherlahen–Dualla *Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1 ...

(born 1974), Irish hurler *

Aidan Fogarty Aidan Fogarty (born 20 July 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Fogarty first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he fir ...

(born 1982), Irish hurling player * Aidan Fogarty (Offaly hurler) (born 1958), Irish hurling player * Aidan Fulton (born 1994), Scottish footballer *

Aidan Guerra Aidan Guerra (born 25 February 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2013 NRL Grand Final, and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He represented both Italy and Australia ...

, Australian rugby league player * Aidan O'Halloran, Irish rugby union player *

Aidan Harte Aidan Harte (born 17 August 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship Gort and previously at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back. Playing career Gort Harte ...

(born 1988), Irish hurler * Aidan Healy, Irish hurler *

Aidan Heaney Aidan Heaney (born 9 August 1969) is an English retired football player and coach. He played in Major League Soccer (MLS) in 1996 with the New England Revolution. He had formerly played in Germany and for the Greensboro Dynamo, where he was i ...

(born 1969), English footballer and coach *

Aidan Hutchinson Aidan Hutchinson (born August 9, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, where he won several awards as a senior in 2021, such as the Ted ...

(born 2000), American football player * Aidan Igiehon (born 2000), Irish basketball player *

Aidan Jenniker Aidan Jenniker (born 3 June 1989) is a South African football (soccer) left-back for Premier Soccer League club Cape Town All Stars All Stars is a South African football club based in Johannesburg. The club was founded as Cape Town All St ...

, South African footballer * Aidan Kearney (born 1984), Irish hurling player * Aidan Keena (born 1999), Irish footballer *

Aidan Kelly (luger) Aidan Kelly (born September 6, 1994) is an American Luge, slider who raced for the United States in the men's luge singles event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He was the 2013 Norton junior U.S.A champion. Biography Kelly attend ...

(born 1994), American slider *

Aidan Kirk Aidan Kirk (born 16 March 1986) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors. Early years Educated at St Edward's College in his hometown of Gosford on the Central Coast, ...

(born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player * Aidan Lennon, Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan McCaffery (born 1957), English footballer * Aidan McCarry (born 1963), Irish hurler *

Aidan McCormack Aidan McCormack (born 19 September 1992) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2016. Career McCormack was part of the Tipperary Minor hurling pa ...

(born 1992), Irish hurler *

Aidan McCullen Aidan McCullen (born 5 January 1977) is a businessman and retired Ireland national rugby union team player. He played as a back rower, principally at blindside flanker but also as an openside, no.8 and occasionally in the second row. He played ...

(born 1977), Irish rugby player * Aidan Murphy (born 1967), English footballer and coach * Aidan Newhouse (born 1972), English footballer *

Aidan Nesbitt Aidan Robert Nesbitt (born 5 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Falkirk. He has previously played for Partick Thistle, Dundee United, Milton Keynes Dons and Greenock Morton, after progressing thr ...

(born 1997), Scottish footballer * Aidan Nolan (born 1993), Irish hurler *

Aidan O'Brien Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA. ...

(born 1969), Irish horse-racing trainer *

Aidan O'Connell Aidan James O'Connell (born September 1, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers. High school career O'Connell attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. In his only season as a starter he threw for ...

(born 1998), American football player * Aidan O'Kane (born 1979), Northern Irish footballer *

Aidan O'Mahony Aidan O'Mahony (born 8 June 1980, in Tralee) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Kerry county team. He has 5 All-Irelands, 3 NFLs, 10 Munster Championships, 1 County Senior Championship, 1 Senior Club County Champio ...

(born 1982), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Aidan O'Rourke (footballer) Aidan O'Rourke (born 1984) is a manager and former Gaelic footballer. He played from 2001 to 2009, winning an All Star and an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as a player for the Armagh county team in 2002. Playing career Born in Cou ...

(born 1976), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager *

Aidan O'Shea (Kerry Gaelic footballer) Aidan O'Shea (born 1985 in County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Glenbeigh-Glencar in County Kerry. He is a PE Teacher and Geography teacher at Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee, 6’3" (195 cm) tall and weighs 14 stone (89 kg). He ...

(born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Aidan O'Shea (Mayo Gaelic footballer) Aidan O'Shea (born 29 June 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Breaffy and the Mayo county team. He is captain of the senior team at Breaffy. Career O'Shea made his debut for the Mayo seniors against New York in 2009 and since then h ...

(born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Aidan O'Sullivan Aidan ''Shine'' O'Sullivan (born 1987 in Cahersiveen, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Dromid Pearses, his divisional side South Kerry and has been a member of the Kerry inter-county team ...

(born 1987), Irish Gaelic footballer * Aidan Parker (born 1983), Australian rules footballer * Aidan Price (born 1981), Irish footballer * Aidan Riley (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Aidan Roach (born 1990), Australian water polo player * Aidan Roark (1905–1984), Irish polo player *

Aidan Ross Aidan Ross (born 25 October 1995) is an Australia-born New Zealand rugby union player who plays Prop for the in the Super Rugby competition and for the All Blacks internationally. Biography Ross debuted for the Bay of Plenty in 2015 and ...

(born 1995), New Zealand rugby league player * Aidan Ryan (Cork hurler) (born 1986), Irish hurler *

Aidan Ryan (Tipperary hurler) Aidan Ryan (born 30 January 1965) is an Irish retired hurler. His league and championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned fifteen seasons from 1984 to 1999. Born in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ryan was raised in a strong h ...

(born 1965), Irish hurler *

Aidan Sarikaya Aidan Thomas Sarikaya (born 3 July 1996) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian club Herakles and the New Zealand national team. Club career Sarikaya played for the Midlands team in the New Zeal ...

(born 1996), New Zealand field hockey player * Aidan Sezer (born 1991), Turkish-Australian rugby league player * Aidan Smith (born 1997), Scottish footballer * Aidan Somers (born 1946), Irish hurler * Aidan Thomas, English footballer *

Aiden Tolman Aiden Tolman (born 10 November 1988) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He previously played for the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bu ...

(born 1988), Australian rugby league player *

Aidan Toua Aidan Manoa Toua (born 19 January 1990) is a rugby union player for Japanese team Honda Heat. He previously played Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds and ACT Brumbies. His usual position is fullback. Toua was educated at the Anglican Church ...

(born 1990), Papua New Guinean rugby player * Aidan Tuite, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Aidan Walsh Aidan Walsh (born 23 January 1990) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork Championship club Kanturk and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-forward. Playing career Cor ...

(born 1990), Irish hurling and Gaelic football player *

Aidan Walsh (boxer) Aidan Walsh (born March 28, 1997) is an Irish boxer. Walsh trains at Emerald ABC, Belfast. In 2015, Aidan won gold at light welterweight at the Commonwealth Youth Games. At welterweight, Aidan won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Aid ...

(born 1997), Northern Irish boxer * Aidy White (born 1991), Irish footballer * Aidan Wilson (born 1999), Scottish footballer * Aidan Zingel (born 1990), Australian volleyball player *

Aidan Zittersteijn Aidan Zittersteijn (born 8 September 1999) is a Cook Island international lawn bowler. Bowls career He was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand and was selected as part of the Cook Islands team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast ...

(born 1999), Cook Island lawn bowler *

Aiden Blizzard Aiden Craig Blizzard (born 27 June 1984) is a former Australian cricketer who played domestic cricket for Tasmania, South Australia, and Victoria. An aggressive left-handed batsman, he hit 89 from 38 balls on his Twenty20 debut for Victoria on ...

(born 1984), Australian cricketer *

Aiden Bonar Aiden Bonar (born 8 March 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his GWS debut in round 20 of the 2018 season scoring two goals in the 1 ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer * Aiden Butterworth (born 1961), English football player * Aiden Cairns (born 1917), Australian rugby league player * Aiden O'Neill (born 1998), Australian professional football player *

Aiden English Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American color commentator and retired professional wrestler who currently appears in Impact Wrestling where he performs under his real name. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he per ...

(born 1987), American professional wrestler * Aiden Marsh (born 2003), English professional footballer *

Aiden Markram Aiden Kyle Markram (born 4 October 1994) is a South African cricketer who is the current captain of the South Africa national cricket team in Twenty20 International cricket. and captained the South African under-19 cricket team to win the 2014 I ...

(born 1994), South African cricketer * Aiden McGeady (born 1986), Irish footballer *

Aiden Moffat Aiden Moffat (born 28 September 1996) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Laser Tools Racing. He became the youngest driver ever to compete in the BTCC when he made his debut at the Knockhi ...

(born 1996), British racing driver * Aiden O'Brien (born 1993), Irish footballer * Aiden Palmer (born 1987), English football player

Other

* Aiden Byrne (born 1972), English chef * J. Aidan Carney (born 1934), Irish pathologist *

Aidan Delgado Aidan Delgado is an American attorney, author, and war veteran. His 2007 book ''The Sutras of Abu Ghraib'' detailed his experiences during his deployment in Iraq. He graduated from Georgetown Law in 2011. Early life He is an American citizen and ...

(born 1981), American soldier and anti-war activist *

Aidan Dodson Aidan Mark Dodson (born 1962) is an English Egyptologist and historian. He has been honorary professor of Egyptology at the University of Bristol since 1 August 2018. Academic career Dodson, born in London on 11 September 1962, studied at Langl ...

(born 1962), English Egyptologist and historian * Aidan Hartley (born 1965), British author and journalist * Aidan Heavey (born 1953), Irish businessman *

John Aidan Liddell John Aidan Liddell, (3 August 1888 – 31 August 1915) was a British military pilot and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early li ...

(1888–1915), English pilot *

Aidan MacCarthy Air Commodore Joseph Aidan MacCarthy, (19 March 1913 – 11 October 1995) was an Irish doctor of the Royal Air Force and a prisoner of war to the Japanese during the Second World War. He survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Early ...

(1914–1992), Irish doctor * Aidan McAnespie (1965–1988), Irish victim of the Troubles *

Aidan Southall Aidan Southall (11 September 1920 – 17 May 2009) was a British cultural anthropologist recognised for his fieldwork in urban settings in post-war Africa. Often identified as a pioneer in the study of African cities, Southall is said to have pla ...

(1920–2009), British cultural anthropologist *

Aidan White (journalist) Aidan White is a journalist. He is the founder (2012) of the Ethical Journalism Network, a global campaign promoting self-regulation, good governance and ethical conduct in media. He was the General Secretary of the International Federation of Jou ...

(born 1951), British journalist

Fictional characters

* "Aidan" (''The Inside'' episode), the title of episode 9 of the television series ''The Inside'' * Aidan Brosnan, fictional character played by Sean Maguire in the television series ''EastEnders'' *

Aiden Burn Detective Aiden Burn is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: NY'' portrayed by Vanessa Ferlito. Ferlito starred in the first season of the series, and appeared sporadically throughout the series' second season. Overview Aiden Burn ...

, fictional female character in the television series ''CSI: NY'' * Aiden Dennison, fictional character in the television series ''South of Nowhere'' * Aidan Devane, fictional character played by Aiden Turner in the television series ''All My Children'' *

Aiden Ford First Lieutenant Aiden Ford, USMC is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series '' Stargate Atlantis'', a military science fiction show about a combined civilian and military team exploring another gala ...

, fictional character in the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * Aiden Lucas, fictional character in the television series ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Aidan Lynch, fictional character in the novel ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' by J.K. Rowling * Aiden Pearce, protagonist in the video game

Watch Dogs ''Watch Dogs'' (stylized as ''WATCH_DOGS'') is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Ubisoft, and developed primarily by its Montreal and Toronto studios using the Disrupt game engine. The series' eponymous first title was rel ...

* Aidan Shaw, fictional character played by

John Corbett John Joseph Corbett Jr. (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and country music singer. On television, he is best known for his roles as Chris Stevens on ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), Aidan Shaw on ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2003), ...

in the television series ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...

'' * Aidan Waite, fictional character in the Syfy drama/horror '' Being Human''

References

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