Caden (given name)

Caden
Pronunciation	KAY-den
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Arabic English Irish Old English Scottish Welsh
Word/name	Arabic ; Celtic
Meaning	Companion or friend (Arabic) ; 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
Variant form(s)	Cadan, Caedan, Caeden, Caedon, Caedyn, Caiden, Caidon, Caidyn, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaiden, Kaidin, Kaydan, Kayden, Kaidyn

Caden is a given name in English speaking countries that is most commonly used for males. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jadon.^[2]^[3]

Origin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

English[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The name has several alternative spellings.

Arabic derivatives[edit]

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

English and Celtic derivatives[edit]

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, Cadon, Caidon, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kadin, Kadyn, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaidan, Kaiden, Kyden, Kaidin, Kaydan and Kayden.^[13]

Notable people with the given name "Caden" include[edit]

Caden Clark (born 2003), American soccer player
Caden Cunningham (born 2003), British taekwondo practitioner
Caden Grice (born 2002), American baseball player
Caden Kelly (born 2003), English footballer
Caden Manson, American art director
Caden McLoughlin (born 2005), Costa Rican footballer
Caden Pierce (born 2003), American basketball player
Caden Shields (born 1988), New Zealand runner
Caden Stafford (born 2003), American soccer player
Caden Sterns (born 1999), American football player
Caden Tomy (born 2001/2002), Canadian soccer player

Notable people with the given name "Cayden" include[edit]

Cayden Boyd (born 1994), American actor
Cayden Dawson (born 2006), Canadian ice dancer
Cayden Lapcevich (born 1999), American stock car racing driver
Cayden Primeau (born 1999), American ice hockey player
Cayden Wallace (born 2001), American baseball player

References[edit]

^ Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9
^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). The Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2, p. 343
^ Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9
^ Behind the Name
^ Think Baby Names
^ Behind the Name
^ Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9
^ Behind the Name
^ Think Baby Names
^ Behind the Name
^ Think Baby Names
^ Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9.
^ Lansky, Bruce (2010). The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-04703-9

[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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