Boy · Probably Brittonic, used by Anglo-Saxons
Ceadda
Say it: CHAY-ad-dah
Meaning
Uncertain. Possibly from a Brittonic element cad 'battle', but this is speculative; the popular gloss 'warrior' is not established.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Revived from the saint's name as Chad, which became a popular American boys' name in the later 20th century.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Chad
Famous bearers
- St Chad, bishop of Lichfield
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Where this comes from
- Anglo-Saxon charters, chronicles and church records
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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