At a Glance
- Meaning
- A younger son/military trainee (from Latin caput, "head"); also a steel-blue color name
- Origin
- French/Gascon (ultimately Latin caput)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- kuh-DET
Cadet is a French/Gascon (ultimately Latin caput) boy's name meaning “a younger son/military trainee (from Latin caput, "head"); also a steel-blue color name”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.
Meaning & Origin of Cadet
Meaning: A younger son/military trainee (from Latin caput, "head"); also a steel-blue color name.
Origin: French/Gascon (ultimately Latin caput).
How to Pronounce Cadet
kuh-DETIPA /kəˈdɛt/
Popularity of Cadet
Cadet doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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