From the old Irish name Áedán meaning "little fire", a diminutive of Áed (see Aodh). This was the name of an Irish monk and saint of the 7th century. It was also borne by several characters in Irish mythology.
We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.