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Cadfan

From Old Welsh cat, 'battle', and ban, 'peak' or 'horn', so roughly 'battle-peak'.

Meaning and origin

Cadfan opens with the same battle-element, cat, that begins Cadoc, Cadell and Cadwgan, here joined to a word for a peak or horn.

How to pronounce Cadfan

Welsh (United Kingdom)KAD-van /ˈkadvan/

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