Given name & surname · also Welsh
Cadwaladr
“battle”·“lord”
Cadwaladr is a masculine given name from Middle Welsh, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Welsh.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cadwaladr is built from elements meaning “battle” and “lord”.
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Where it comes from
Cadwaladr comes from Middle Welsh, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
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How it developed
From Middle Welsh Katwalaudyr, from Proto-Celtic *Katuwalatros, built from Welsh cad (“battle”) + gwaladr (“lord”).
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Cadwaladr’s family of names
Cadwaladr has an English adaptation in Cadwalader.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cadwaladr
- Cadwaladr ap CadwallonKing of Gwynedd and Welsh saint633–682
- Cadwaladr ap GruffuddKing of Gwynedd1200–1172
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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