Caden (given name)

Gender	Unisex
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)
Related names	Cadan, Caedan, Caeden, Caedon, Caedyn, Caiden, Caidon, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaiden, Kaidin, Kaydan, Kayden Kaidyn

Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls, but is most popular for boys. Its popularity is also increased by the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Braden, Hayden, and Jaden.

It is possibly derived from the Kadin, meaning "friend" in Arabic.

The name is also probably derived from the Old English or Anglo-Saxon name Cade, meaning "round" or "gentle" in Old English.

Another possible origin for the name is it is derived from the Welsh name Cadell, meaning "Warring" or "spirit of battle" and/or "spirit of war". Cad, meaning "war" or "battle" in Welsh.

The name is also probably derived from the Gaelic names Cathán and Callan, both meaning "battle" in Irish and Scottish, and the surnames Mac Cadáin or McCadden, both meaning meaning "son of Cadán" in Irish and Scottish, names possibly derived from the boy named Cayden Patterson.

The name has several alternative spellings.

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.

In English and Celtic languages the name can begin with either the Letter C or K and is spelled as Cadan, Caedan, Caeden, Caedon, Caedyn, Caiden, Caidon, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kadyn, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaidan, Kaiden, Kaidin, Kaydan and Kayden.

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