Caden (given name)

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]

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)[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
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

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", "spirit of battle" or "spirit of war".^[6][7] Cad means "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, Kadin, Kadyn, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaidan, Kaiden, Kaidin, Kaydan and Kayden, Khaden.^[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, Caydn, 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"

• Caden Bodine (born 2003), American baseball player
• Caden Clark (born 2003), American soccer player
• Caden Cunningham (born 2003), British taekwondo practitioner
• Caden Curry (born 2003), American football player
• Caden Dana (born 2003), American baseball player
• Caden Davis (defensive end) (born 2004), American football player
• Caden Davis (placekicker) (born 2001), American football player
• Caden Durham, American football player
• Caden Glover (born 2007), American soccer player
• 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 Prieskorn (born 1999), American football 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
• Caden Veltkamp, American football player

Notable people with the given name "Cayden"

• Cayden Boyd (born 1994), American actor
• Cayden Dawson (born 2006), Canadian ice dancer
• Cayden Green (born 2004), American football player
• Cayden Lapcevich (born 1999), American stock car racing driver
• Cayden Lee (born 2004), American football player
• Cayden Lindstrom (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cayden Primeau (born 1999), American ice hockey player
• Cayden Wallace (born 2001), American baseball player

See also

• Kaden (name)