Cadwaladr (name)
Cadwaladr, Cadwalader or Cadwallader (with other variant spellings) is a given name and surname of Welsh origin. It was most notably held by Cadwaladr, a seventh-century king of Gwynedd, who was the last Welsh king to claim lordship over all of Britain.
Pronunciation
The name is pronounced [kadˈwaladər] in Welsh and typically /kədˈwɒlədər/ in English.
People with the given name
| Pronunciation | [kadˈwaladər] |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Welsh |
| Meaning | "battle-leader" |
| Region of origin | Wales |
- Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (633–682), king of Gwynedd
- Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd (c. 1096–1172), third son of Gruffydd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd
- Cadwaladr ap Rhys Trefnant (fl. 1600), Welsh poet
- Cadwaladr Cesail (fl. 1620), Welsh poet
- Cadwaladr Bryner Jones (1872–1954), Welsh agriculturalist
People with the surname or patronymic
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Welsh |
- Betsi Cadwaladr (1789–1860), Welsh nurse
- Cadfan ap Cadwaladr (c. 1140 – c. 1215), Lord of Ceredigion (son of Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd)
- Dafydd Cadwaladr (1752–1834), Welsh Calvinistic Methodist preacher
- Dilys Cadwaladr (1902–1979), Welsh poet
- Edward Cadwaladr, 16th-century Welsh poet
- Ellis Cadwaladr (fl. 1707–1740), Welsh poet
- Huw Cadwaladr, 17th-century Welsh poet
- Llewellyn Cadwaladr (1857–1909), Welsh operatic tenor
- Rhys Cadwaladr (fl. 1666–1690), Welsh poet
- Charles Cadwallader (1957), Zoologist / Zookeeper, Curator of Life Sciences Auckland Zoo, National Chief Inspector – RNZSPCA
- Carole Cadwalladr, British journalist
People with the surname in variant spellings
This section lists people whose surname is a variant spelling of Cadwaladr other than Cadwalader and Cadwallader, which have their own dedicated pages.
- Roger Cadwallador (1568–1610), English beatified Roman Catholic priest and martyr
- Carole Cadwalladr (born 1969), author and journalist
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See also
- Cadwaladr
- Cadwalader (disambiguation)
- Cadwallader (name)
- Cadwallader (disambiguation)
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Cædwalla of Wessex
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