Aodh (given name)

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Aodh is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology. The name features in the Irish surnames Mac Aodha (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized as McGee/McHugh/McKee) and Ó hAodha (lit. "descendant of Aodh"; anglicized as Hayes/Hughes/O'Hea), and the Scottish surname Mac Aoidh (lit. "son of Aodh"; anglicized McKay). The name has a number of derived forms, including:

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Aodh

Aodhagan, Aodhagán, Aodhán, Aogán

All of these variants are or. The spelling Aogán reflects the loss of the light dha syllable, pronounced, but the o may be reinterpreted as even in that spellinɡ.

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