Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day!



AIDAN, is pronounced AY-den. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fire". Anglicised form of the ancient Gaelic name Aedan, a pet form of Aed. Name of a bishop of Ferns (seventh century) who was noted for his kindness and generosity. Saint Aidan (Ireland, seventh century) established the monastery of Lindisfarne, one of the great centers of learning of its time.


McGrath - Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Craith, a patronymic from a personal name, possibly Mac Raith ‘son of grace’, from rath ‘grace’, ‘prosperity’.

3 comments:

Lexi said...

Shall I kiss you now or later? ;-)

Just kidding! I'm saving all my kisses for my honey who's on his way home.

Happy St. Paddy's day! Hope you're doing something fun {even if it's at home}. Tell that Shelby-girl to get better soon. We miss her!

Steph Glazier-Collao said...

Very cool! I like calling you Ay-den rather than the name of that famous garden in the Bible : )

The Hansen Family said...

Well now, aren't you all sorts of fancy! We think you do your name justice!