AIDAN NUTTALL

Anglicized form of the ancient Gaelic name Áedán. The name was borne by various early Irish saints, notably an Irish disciple (d. 626) of St David of Wales, who later became bishop of Ferns and was noted for his kindness and generosity, and the one (d. 651) who brought Christianity to the English settlers of 7th-century Northumbria, founding the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne. The name was revived in the 20th century, in particular during the last couple of decades, by parents conscious of their Irish or Scottish ancestry and has also acquired considerable popularity among those without such connections.

English: habitational name from some place named with Old English hnutu ‘nut’ + h(e)alh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. In some cases this may be Nuthall in Nottinghamshire, but the surname is common mainly in Lancashire, and a Lancashire origin is therefore more likely. Nuttall in Bury, Lancashire, was earlier Notehogh, from Old English hnutu + hōh ‘hill-spur’.