Given name
Cadfael
“battle”·“prince”
Cadfael is a masculine given name. It is used in Welsh.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cadfael is built from elements meaning “battle” and “prince”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Welsh cad (“battle”) + mael (“prince”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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