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 Cadoganthe eccentric knight from "Harry Potter"
  • Arthur Cadogan Westthe young murder victim in the Sherlock Holmes mystery "The Bruce,Partington Plans." He seems to have gone by his middle name.
  • Cadogan Estatean 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 Cadwgana Welsh boys' name meaning "glory in battle"