Aidan?

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What do you think?

I would assume he was Irish. Which if he is, great, but if not, could get irritating.

He isn't

i like it

It's not just Irish, there's a Northumberland connection for a start (St. Aidan) and a few famous Aidans around too now, so I don't think most people would necessarily assume anything.

I know of a few Aidan's living on Wales, I Ike it.

I like it. I wouldn't assume he was Irish.

We have an Aidan and we're not Irish, we're Scottish.

It's a saint name not exclusive to the Irish at all, if you like it use it.

I don't think it has a particularly Irish connection. FWIW, I love it, clean and crisp and unfussy.

St Aidan was originally Irish and came to Northumbria via Iona, thus covering Scotland and England as well! And there's Aidan Turner ...

But it will get mis-spelt.

I like it. I wouldn't assume an Irish connection either.

But it will get mis-spelt

Oh god yes it drives me up the wall! A side note being Aidan is actually the anglicised version of Aodhan which is pronounced the same way.

It's on our list of names for our second baby due March. I really like it.

It's lovely. I wanted it for DS but DP doesn't like it so we compromised with something else. I still wish I'd been allowed it, I love it.

I love it, but I am biased as I have one!

It does get mis-spelt a lot (Aiden usually, but I have seen other interesting spellings and DS is only 3) but I still think its a great name.

Love it

I'm not hugely keen on the name, but Aidan Gillen is lovely.

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Love it!

Love it. We're not Irish but I have an Aidan who will soon be 20!

Aidan hit his prime in 1970's Carlow, driving around in his Ford Capri listening to Thin Lizzy. He later moved to Dublin to work in insurance.

It was a very popular name in the 50's & 60's Ireland. Not so much now. Could be time for a revival.

I like it.
I know a few ( not in the same locality) between the ages of 15 and 35 and it helps that they are all nice people!

Lovely name.

I know quite a few between the ages of 5-20 (i.e. school/uni age) - off the top of my head I can think of 8 in our primary school alone, and 5 in either 1st/2nd year at secondary age (not all the same school), and then 4 17-20 age (i.e. School leavers/uni age)

I think that most are spelled Aiden but I do know a couple are definitely Aidan and there are some I don't know the spelling of.

I'm in NE Scotland

I don't think of it as Irish at all, and have not idea how you could miss-spell it?

Our Aidan has been spelled, Aiden, Ayden, Aden, Aydin and SIL spells it Adian but she's a massive twat