Aodh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eː/, /iː/

Proper noun

Aodh m (genitive Aodha)

1. a male given name from Old Irish of Gaelic origin, sometimes used as a form of Hugh

Derived terms

• Aodhán
• Aodhagán
• Cúil Aodha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aodh	nAodh	hAodh	tAodh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• behindthename.com
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Aodh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɯː(ɣ)/

Proper noun

Aodh m (genitive/vocative Aoidh)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Hugh though etymologically unrelated

Derived terms

• Aodhan
• MacAoidh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aodh	n-Aodh	h-Aodh	t-Aodh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “áed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• behindthename.com