Cade
Origin of the name Cade:
Transferred use of the English surname, which is of several derivations. Cade is derived from an Old English nickname for something or someone lumpy or rotund. It might also be from the Late Middle English cade (a young animal abandoned by its mother and raised by hand). Alternatively, Cade is derived from the Middle English cade (cask, barrel) and might have been either a nickname for someone with the physique of a barrel or an occupational name for a barrel maker.
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Cade Calvert is a character in "Gone With the Wind." What a great, strong name! Love it!
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Cade is a surname in my family tree. It has also been used as a middle name for several male family members, including my nephew, Jonathan Cade.
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My son is 3 and has had the nickname Cader Bug since he was born, although adding "bug" to the end of many names is common and rather simple.
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Cade's Cove, a valley in The Great Smokey Mountains National Park, is the most popular section of the whole park. According to Wikipedia, the valley was named after a Tsiya'hi leader known as Chief Kade.
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C. Maxwell Cade, neurologist, created the term "Awakened Mind"
~Elsa Salazar Cade, entomologist and educator
~Jack Cade (15th century), English rebel
~John A. Cade (1929-1996), former American politician
~Michael Cade (born 1973), actor in the 1990s television series "California Dreams"
~Robert Cade (born 1927), Florida professor of medicine and inventor of Gatorade
~William Cade (1883-1957), Australian orchestra conductor;
~William H. Cade, zoologist and expert on the biology of crickets
~Cade McNown, former NFL quarterback for the Chicago Bears
~Toni Cade Bambara (1939–1995), novelist, short fiction writer, essayist, filmmaker, lecturer, and educator. She is well known for her collections of short stories and her novel The Salt Eaters (1980). She was born Toni Cade and added Bambara as a pen name.- Cade in song, story & screen: | Edit
According to Wookiepedia: The Star Wars Wiki, Cade Skywalker is a descendant of Luke and Anakin Skywalker.
Sam Cade was fictional sheriff of the television series "Cade's County."
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Global Popularity of the Name Cade
- #295 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #310 in United States
- #364 in Canada (Alberta)
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