What does Cadman mean?

Cadman as a boys' name is pronounced KAD-men. It is of Anglo Welsh origin, and the meaning of Cadman is "battle". From British "cad". Saint Caedmon was a seventh-century Ango-Saxon cowherd and poet who supposedly received his poetic inspiration from a dream, as told by the historian Bede. The name was revived in the 19th century, and used often by those with associations with Caedmon's native Northumberland.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ca-, -man

ASSOCIATED WITH battle (war), british (england), saint, 19th century

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How popular is Cadman?

Cadman is a rare given name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#20397 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Cadan, Caden, Cadfan, Cadmar, Cadmo (see Cadmus), Cadmos (see Cadmus), Cadmus, Cadogan, Cadon, Cadyn, Caedan, Caelan, Cahan, Caidan, Calan, Callan▲, Cannan, Caolan, Carman, Carmen▼, Carmin, Carsan, Cathan, Cavan, Caydan, Chapman, Colman, Daman, Dayman, Eaman, Garman, Haddan, Harman, Jarman, Kadan, Kalman, Karman, Naaman, Naman, Radwan, Rayman, Redman, Rodman, Salman, Tasman, Tazman, Tedman and Zalman. These names tend to be more commonly used than Cadman.