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 [ syll. ae-dan, aed-an ] The boy name Aedan is pronounced as -EHDahN KEY. Aedan is used chiefly in Gaelic and its origin is Celtic. Aedan is a spelling variant of the name Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish). Aedan is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.013% of baby boys being named Aedan. Its ranking then was #772. In 2008, its usage was 0.012% and its ranking #821. Among the group of boy names directly related to Aedan, Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish) was the most commonly used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Aedan's by 29 times. Baby names that sound like Aedan include Aeddan (Welsh), Edon (Albanian), Adan (Italian, Spanish, and English), Adán (Spanish), Aden (English), Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish), Aiden (English), Aidyn (English), Aydan (English), Ayden (English), Aydin (English), Edin (English and Albanian), Edmon (English and Russian), Edwin (English and German), Edwinn (English), Edwyn (English), Etan (English and Hebrew), Edini (Albanian), Edoni (Albanian), and Etienne (French). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Aedan: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
