Cade as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cade

What is the meaning of the name Cade ?

The baby name Cade is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced KAYD (IPA: /keɪd/).

Cade is English in Origin.

Cade is an English surname-turned-given name with layered roots. As a family name it may derive from Middle English cade, from Anglo-Norman, meaning “tame, coddled” (said of an orphaned animal reared by hand), or from the Old English personal name Cada, of uncertain sense, sometimes linked to ideas of “round” or “barrel.” In Welsh contexts Cade can also function as a short form of Cad- names (Cadell, Cadogan, Cadoc), where cad means “battle,” giving the modern interpretive meaning “battle” or “spirit of battle.”

Recorded as a surname since medieval times - famously borne by Jack Cade, leader of the 1450 Kentish rising - the name entered steady given-name use in the United States in the late 20th century, riding the wave of crisp, one-syllable boys’ names. Common variants and spellings include Kade (most prevalent) and Caide; related elaborations are Caden/Kaden. The name is predominantly masculine but occasionally used unisex.