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Áedán
Boy NameAncient Irish Origin
Meaning
Older form of AODHÁN. This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Scots.
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Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin (pronounced in Old Irish; ), also written as Aedan, was a king of Dál Riata from 574 until c.
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