Cadogan

kah-DUG-gan
Welsh
"honor in battle"

Cadogan Origin and Meaning

The name Cadogan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "honor in battle".

This surname borne by several early Welsh leaders has a lot of energy.

Cadogan in Pop Culture

  • Sir Cadogan
    the eccentric knight from "Harry Potter"
  • Arthur Cadogan West
    the young murder victim in the Sherlock Holmes mystery "The Bruce,Partington Plans." He seems to have gone by his middle name.
  • Cadogan Estate
    an area of Chelsea and Belgravia, including Cadogan Square, Sloane Street and Sloane Square, owned by the Earls of Cadogan, descended from Charles Sloane Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (1728,1807)
  • Anglicized form of Cadwgan
    a Welsh boys' name meaning "glory in battle"