- 3
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Ellen Cadet
Meaning & Origins
Originally a variant of Helen, although now no longer associated with that name. Initial H- tended to be added and dropped rather capriciously, leading to many doublets (compare for example Esther and Hester). It is also sometimes used as a short form of Eleanor, to which, however, it is unrelated.
| 231st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Southern French: nickname from Old Occitan cadet, ‘small dog’, or perhaps from Gascon capdet, a term designating the youngest member of a family (however, this term is not recorded in French until the 15th century).
| 9,365th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Ellene, Ellena, Elleen, Ellean, Elaine, Elleni, Elena, Elleana, Ellem, Elleene
Cade, Cadena, Cadenhead, Cadenas, Cadete, Cadeau, Cader, Cadell, Caden, Cademartori
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
