Names

Greek form of Aegle.

Means “wonderful moon”, from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning “moon” and керім (kerim) meaning “wonderful”.

Possibly means “pleasant” in Irish.

Variant of Aidan.

Anglicized form of Étaín.

Means “moon child” in Kazakh.

Anglicized form of Aodhán. In the latter part of the 20th century it became popular in America due to its sound, since it uses the same fashionable den suffix sound found in such names as Braden and Hayden.

Variant of Ayda. This name was used in Verdi’s opera Aida (1871), where it belongs to an Ethiopian princess held captive in Egypt.

Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Form of Aisha used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.