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:

People with the name

Áed

Aedh

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.