Cadwaladr: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cadwaladr – Meaning: battle leader – Origin: Welsh (Proto-Celtic) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: kad-WAH-lah-dur


Cadwaladr is a Welsh (Proto-Celtic) boy's name meaning “battle leader”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Cadwaladr

Meaning: Battle leader.

Origin: Welsh (Proto-Celtic).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cadwaladr

Phonetic: kad-WAH-lah-dur   IPA: /kædˈwɑːlɑːdr̩/

Popularity of Cadwaladr

Cadwaladr 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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