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Aidt is a town in the middle of Jutland, Denmark.
Aidt also is a rather rare East Frisian first name, also spelt Eid, Eidt, Aid, Ait, Eilt, and Eildt, and is found in several surnames, such "Eilts", meaning which means Eilt's son. It is also the last name of the Danish writer and poet Naja Marie Aidt.
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