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Edan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Edan

[ 2 syll. e-dan, ed-an ] The boy name Edan is pronounced as IYDahN KEY. Edan is used predominantly in Irish, Scottish, and English, and its origin is Celtic.

In addition, Edan is a variant (Irish and Scottish) of the name Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish). Edin (English spelling variant) is a form of the name.

Edan is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly related to Edan, Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish) was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Edan include Eden (English), Eaton (English), Edom (English), and Ethan (English and Hebrew).

KEY: Pronunciation for Edan: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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