The baby name Cadok is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈkædɒk/ (KAD-ock); Welsh original: /ˈkaːdɔg/ (KAH-dog).
Cadok is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Cadok is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈkædɒk/ (KAD-ock); Welsh original: /ˈkaːdɔg/ (KAH-dog).
Cadok is Welsh in Origin.
Cadok is a Brythonic Celtic male name, the Breton orthographic form of Welsh Cadog/Catwg, from cad "battle" + the adjectival suffix -og "full of, having," giving the sense "warlike," "battle-minded," or "one possessed of battle spirit." Spelled with k under Breton norms, it also appears as Cadoc, Kadoc, and Kado; related Welsh forms include Cadog and Catwg, with the Latinized Cadocus in medieval records.
Usage is anchored in the cult of the 6th-century Saint Cadoc (Cadog), an abbot and founder of Llancarfan in Glamorgan whose veneration spread to Cornwall and Brittany (e.g., Saint-Cado). Numerous Welsh place-names such as Llangattock/Llangatwg commemorate him. While never common in English, Cadok and its variants persisted in Welsh and Breton ecclesiastical and local traditions and have seen modest modern revival among families seeking heritage names. Diminutive or familiar forms include Cado/Kado.
Cadok is extremely rare. There are only 3 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
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