Given name
Caradoc
“one who is much loved”
Caradoc is used as a given name. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Welsh interpretation is “one who is much loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.
The story
The name’s historical associations include the British chieftain recorded under the Latinized version Caratacus, son of Cunobelinos. The name is associated with Welsh heroes or princes remembered for resistance to invaders.
Caradoc’s family of names
In English usage, Caradoc shares an earlier linguistic root with Cedric. Caradoc has a related form in Cara. Caradoc has a related form in Caradawc.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Caradoc has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Welsh roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Caradoc
- Caradoc5th-6th century Celtic king in South Wales or Brittany470–500
- Caradoc of LlancarfanWelsh cleric and author1150–1147
- Caradoc EvansWelsh writer (1878–1945)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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