What are your honest opinions on the name Aidan?

[Zoup]

Thanks!

[Floggingmolly]

Like it.

[aintnobodygottimefodat]

I like it

[bookworm14]

I like it! It gets lumped in with Kayden, Brayden etc, but Aidan is actually a real name.

[SaorAlbaGuBrath]

I have one so I love it 😁 Be aware you will be forever correcting people who spell it as Aiden though 😡 I've even had Aydn and Aden

[SaorAlbaGuBrath]

I like it! It gets lumped in with Kayden, Brayden etc, but Aidan is actually a real name

Thank you! I'm glad someone else sees it!

[treaclesoda]

I love it.

Can't imagine it being lumped in with Kayden etc

[Zoup]

@SaorAlbaGuBrath - that's my worry 

@KnittedDress - any reason why?

Thanks!

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

I don't like it, sorry.

[BikeRunSki]

Love it.
Nice, strong, old established name.
I don't "lump it" it with Kayden etc.

[treaclesoda]

Oh hang on. Is it seen as one of 'those names' in England? I'm in N Ireland where it's a perfectly standard name.

[SaorAlbaGuBrath]

To be fair the nursery changed it when I explained it's Aidan like the saint not Aiden. My family finally got the point when I went batshit about them misspelling it, and DPs family are Irish so they knew how to spell it

[user1483387154]

Not my cup of tea tbh.

[KingJoffreysRestingCuntface]

Adrian with a forgotten letter.

[daisypond]

I don't link it at all with Kayden, etc. It's an old traditional Irish/Scottish name. That said, I'm not particularly keen on it.

[Zoup]

@Sugarpiehoneyeye - any reason why?

Ah, we are not Irish. I just love it! It's the whole spelling thing that puts me off

[Zoup]

@user1483387154 - why? just looking for reasons why it's not liked!

[HainaultViaNewburyPark]

It's more popular than you might think. DS is 10 and there are three kids called Aidan in his year (out of a total of 50 boys).

[Stiddleficks]

I like it. I've never seen it as another name, unlike my daughter who frequently gets called a longer name as though that's proper' way. Although my Dd's name is a name in it's own right!

[snowgirl1]

I prefer the spelling Aiden

[Zoup]

@snowgirl1 - gosh no why is that? It's yoonique!

[DramaAlpaca]

Love it.

[nothruroad]

Every Aidan I've taught has been utterly lovely so I think it's a great name.

[Sophronia]

Not keen

[TheElephantofSurprise]

It's a fine name. A proper name.

Don't go for Kaiden, Jayden, Hayden or any such nonsense. Just a nice proper name.

Aidan or Aiden will do just fine.