Aodh (given name) Aodh (given name) Aodh (; ) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic male given name, originally meaning "fire". 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"), "Mac" or "Mc" (meaning "son of"), or "Nic" (meaning "daughter of"). The name was originally related to an Irish god of the underworld. The masculine given name Hugh is a common anglicization, although the names are not etymologically linked (see Hughes (surname), Hughes
Flanagan (surname) Flanagan (surname) Flanagan is a common surname with origins in either Ireland or Scotland. It is an Anglicized version of the name Ó Flannagáin.There were at least 3 separate clans in Ireland with no connection, but many others share the surname Flanagan in Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. In Irish the name is "Ó Flannagáin" and many variations exist today. Typically these variations include Flanagan, Flanagin Flanigan, Flannigan, Flannaghan, O'Flanagan, O'Flannagain, Flaniken, Flenigenand and more. In Scots-Gaelic they remain mainly the same. All variations, apart from some exceptions can have the prefix of "O" and the name may refer to: The