Caradog
[ˈkærədɒg]Meaning
from the Old Welsh name Caratauc, a Welsh form of Caratācos
Background Story
Caradog is a Welsh men's given name, also spelled Caradoc, Caradawg or Cradawg, Latinised as Caratacus and anglicised as Craddock. It comes from the Old Welsh Caratauc, itself a Welsh form of Caratācos, and is used in Anglo-Saxon, Brythonic, English, French, Old Irish and Old Welsh. The name belongs to several figures in Welsh history and legend, among them an 8th-century king of Gwynedd, a 12th-century saint, and a son of Brân the Blessed, and in Arthurian romance Caradog is a Knight of the Round Table.
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