name
Caradog
kah-RAH-dog
/kɑːˈrɑːdɒɡ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
caradog
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Welsh (Wales); Welsh form of the Brittonic name Caratācos (also Latinised as Caractacus); first-century British chieftain who resisted Roman invasion
- Meaning
- Beloved; from Brittonic cara (to love)
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Caractacus, Caratacus
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the second; the hard 'g' at the end is firmly voiced in Welsh
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