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

Mutated forms of Aodh

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aodh	nAodh	hAodh	tAodh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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): /ɯːɣ/

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

Mutation of A

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
A	n-A	h-A	t-A

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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