Cade - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Cade \c(a)-

, also used as girl's name Cade, is of Old English and Old French origin, and its meaning is "round, lumpish; cask". Transferred use of the surname, which was originally a nickname. Literary: name of a character in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind" (1936).

Cade has 5 variant forms: Caide, Caden, Kade, Kaden and Kayde.

For more information, see also the related name Cadell.

Baby names that sound like Cade are Cato, Cody, Codie, Codey, Gad, Gadi, Gide and Quade.

Cade is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#3193 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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