Cadet: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cadet – 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

Phonetic: kuh-DET   IPA: /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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