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.
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.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". Cad means "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 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.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.
People named Caden
- Caden Bodine, American baseball player
- Caden Clark, American soccer player
- Caden Cunningham, British taekwondo practitioner
- Caden Curry, American football player
- Caden Dana, American baseball player
- Caden Davis (defensive end), American football player
- Caden Davis (placekicker), American football player
- Caden Dowler, American football player
- Caden Durham, American football player
- Caden Glover, American soccer player
- Caden Grice, American baseball player
- Caden Kelly, English footballer
- Caden Manson, American art director
- Caden McLoughlin, Costa Rican footballer
- Caden Pierce, American basketball player
- Caden Prieskorn, American football player
- Caden Shields, New Zealand runner
- Caden Stafford, American soccer player
- Caden Sterns, American football player
- Caden Tomy, Canadian soccer player
- Caden Veltkamp, American football player
People named Cayden
- Cayden Boyd, American actor
- Cayden Dawson, Canadian ice dancer
- Cayden Green, American football player
- Cayden Lapcevich, American stock car racing driver
- Cayden Lee, American football player
- Cayden Lindstrom, Canadian ice hockey player
- Cayden Primeau, American ice hockey player
- Cayden Wallace, American baseball player