Given name
Cædmon
“battle-pony”
Cædmon is a masculine given name from Proto-Brythonic, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cædmon goes back to Proto-Celtic *Katumandus, meaning “battle-pony.”
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Where it comes from
Cædmon comes from Proto-Brythonic, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
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How it developed
From Proto-Brythonic *Kadβ̃ann, from Proto-Celtic *Katumandus (“battle-pony”), built from Proto-Celtic *katus + *mandus.
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Cædmon’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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