Caden (given name)

Caden is a unisex given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.[2][3]

Caden
PronunciationKAY-dən
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Celtic
MeaningCompanion or Friend (Arabic)[1]
Warrior or Fighter (English)
Spirit of Battle or Spirit of War (Welsh)
Round or Gentle (Old English)
son of Cadán (Irish and Scottish) Abandoner
Other names
Related namesCadan, Caedan, Caeden, Caedon, Caedyn, Caiden, Caidon, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaiden, Kaidin, Kaydan, Kayden Kaidyn

Origin

Etymology

English

The name is also probably derived from the Old English or Anglo-Saxon name Cade, meaning "strength" "round" or "gentle" in Old English.[4][5]

Welsh

Another possible origin for the name is it is derived from the Welsh name Cadell, meaning "loyalty" "resilience" "Warring" or "spirit of battle" and/or "spirit of war".[6][7] Cad, meaning "war" or "battle" in Welsh.

Irish and Scottish

The name is also probably derived from the Irish names Cathán[8][9] and Callan,[10][11] both meaning "battle" in Irish and Scottish, and the surnames Mac Cadáin or McCadden, both meaning "son of Cadán" in Irish and Scottish, names possibly derived from the Old Irish “cath”, from Proto-Celtic “*katus”, meaning “battle”.

Spelling and derivatives

The name has several alternative spellings.

Arabic derivatives

In the Arabic language the name usually begins with the letter K and is spelled as Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kadyn, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaidan, Kaiden, Kaidin, Kaydan and Kayden.[12]

English and Celtic derivatives

In English and Celtic languages the name can begin with either the Letter C or K and is spelled as Cadan, Caedan, Caden, Caedon, Caedyn, Caiden, Caidon, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kadyn, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaidan, Kaiden, Kyden, Kaidin, Kaydan and Kayden.[13]

Notes
  1. Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9
  2. Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). The Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2, p. 343
  3. Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9
  4. Behind the Name
  5. Think Baby Names
  6. Behind the Name
  7. Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9
  8. Behind the Name
  9. Think Baby Names
  10. Behind the Name
  11. Think Baby Names
  12. Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9.
  13. Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9
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