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, Braden,

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Origin

Etymology

English

The name is also probably derived from the

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or Anglo-Saxon name Cade, meaning "strength" "round" or "gentle" in Old English.

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". Cad, meaning "war" or "battle" in Welsh.

Irish and Scottish

The name is also probably derived from the Irish names Cathán and Callan, both meaning "battle" in Irish and

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, 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, Khaden.

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, Cadon, Caidon, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kadyn, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaidan, Kaiden, Kyden, Kaidin, Kaydan and Kayden.Lansky, Bruce (2010). ''The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names''. Simon and Schuster.

Notable people with the given name "Caden" include

Caden Clark Caden Christopher Clark (born May 27, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Club career Early career Born in Medina, Minnesota, Clark began his career with the yo ...

(born 2003), American soccer player *

Caden Manson Caden Manson is the co-founder and director of Big Art Group, a performance ensemble based in New York City. Dedicated to advancing the boundaries of contemporary performance, Manson has expanded the field through their use of digital media, creati ...

, American art director * Caden McLoughlin (born 2005), Costa Rican footballer *

Caden Shields Caden Shields (born 7 August 1988) is a New Zealand long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the ...

(born 1988), New Zealand runner * Caden Stafford (born 2003), American soccer player *

Caden Sterns Caden Sterns (born November 2, 1999) is an American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas. Early years Sterns attended Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas. Sterns older ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Caden Tomy Caden Thomas Tomy (born 12 September 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player. Early life Tomy began playing youth soccer at age five with Winnipeg South End United SC, where he played for four years. Afterwards, he joined WSA Winnipeg, in ...

(born 2001/2002), Canadian footballer

Notable people with the given name "Cayden" include

Cayden Boyd Cayden Boyd (born May 24, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for his child roles as Max in Robert Rodriguez's 2005 film '' The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl'' and Ben Reynolds in the 2007 film ''Have Dreams, Will Travel''. Life ...

(born 1994), American actor *

Cayden Lapcevich Cayden Lapcevich (born 3 November 1999) is a former NASCAR Pinty's Series driver who competed from 2015 to 2017. During his career, Lapcevich won the 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series championship with three wins and was the "youngest champion ever in C ...

(born 1999), American stock car racing driver *

Cayden Primeau Cayden Primeau (born August 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

(born 1999), American ice hockey player *

Cayden Wallace Cayden Browning Wallace (born August 7, 2001) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization. Amateur career Wallace attended Greenbrier High School in Greenbrier, Arkansas. As a freshman in 2017, he hi ...

(born 2001), American baseball player

References

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