The cade Surname
cade Name Meaning and History
- English: from a Middle English personal name, Cade, a survival of the Old English personal name or byname Cada, which is probably from a Germanic root meaning ‘lump’, ‘swelling’.
- English: metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English, Old French cade ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of Germanic origin, probably akin to the root mentioned in 1).
- English: nickname for a gentle or inoffensive person, from Middle English cade ‘domestic animal’, ‘pet’ (of unknown origin).
- French (Cadé): topographic name from cade ‘juniper’ (from Latin catanus).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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