Cadfan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Battle peak
Origin
Welsh
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
KAD-vahn

Cadfan is a Welsh boy's name meaning “battle peak”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Cadfan

Meaning: Battle peak.

Origin: Welsh.

How to Pronounce Cadfan

KAD-vahnIPA /ˈkædvæn/

Popularity of Cadfan

Cadfan 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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