Aodh (given name)

Aodh (/ˈeɪ/; Scottish Gaelic:Áed; Welsh:Aed) is an Irish word of Indo-European origin, originally meaning "fire". Aodh and its many variants are used today in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages as a given name for both sexes, although feminine forms are less varied and less common. Feminine forms of the name include Aodhnait and Aodhamair. It appears in even more variants as a surname. As a surname, the root or a variant may be prefixed by O, Ó, or Ui (meaning "from" or "descendant of") or Mac or Mc (meaning "son of").