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Aodh (M)>

Aodh (male)

Variants:Eugene (M) Hugh (M) Owain (M) Owen (M)
Diminutive(s):Aodán (M) Aodhagán (M) Aogán (M) Egan (M) Iagan (M)
Derivative(s):Aidan (M) Coy (M) Kegan (M)
Can be spelt:Aedh (M) Ede (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Clan MacLean Website
Notes:

Irish and Scottish Gaelic: "fire". Generally accepted as equivalent to, and Anglicized as, Hugh or Eugéne, but there is no connection to either in origin or in meaning.

The Clan MacLean Website gives Hugh as an equivalent of an alternative spelling, Aedh.