Given name & surname · also Irish

Mccadden

“son of Cadán”

McCadden is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McCadden goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Cadáin, meaning “son of Cadán.”

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Where it comes from

McCadden comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Cadáin (“son of Cadán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mccadden, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Mccowen

“son of Eoghan”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Mccammon

“son of Ámoinn”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mccarron

“son of Corrghamhain”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mcfadden

McFadden is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

43% boys · 57% girls

Irish

Mccartan

“son of Artán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mccartin

“son of Artán”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcspadden

“son of Spáidín”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcclaren

McClaren is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Sibling ideas

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