Cadwallader
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Cadwallader, Cadwalader, or Cadwaladr is a given name and surname of Welsh origin. It was most notably held by Cadwaladr, a seventh century king of Gwynedd, who was the last Welsh king to claim lordship over all of Britain.
[edit] People with the surname Cadwallader
Cadwallader |
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Language of origin | Welsh |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Cadwallader |
- Dilys Cadwaladr (1902–1979), Welsh poet
- Gavin Cadwallader (b. 1986), English professional football player
- George Cadwalader (1806–1879), American U.S. Army general during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War
- John Cadwalader (1742–1786), American soldier; general during the Revolutionary War
- Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823), American soldier in the Revolutionary War; delegate to the Continental Congress
- Thomas Cadwalader (1708–1779), American physician and politician in the pre-Revolutionary War times
[edit] People with the given name Cadwallader
Cadwallader |
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Pronunciation | Cad-walad-er |
Gender | masculine |
Meaning | "battle-leader" |
Region of Origin | Wales |
Origin | Welsh |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Cadwallader |
- Cadwaladr (633–682), Welsh king of Gwynedd
- Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), Scottish-Irish physician and politician; pre-Revolutionary War Governor of New York
- Cadwallader D. Colden (1769–1834), American soldier a politician; U.S. representative from New York
- Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818–1882), American businessman, politician, and soldier; founder of General Mills
- Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867), American naval officer and explorer