Cady: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, & Inspiration - FamilyEducation

Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

American : Simple happiness
Old English : Rhythmic flow of sounds; Possibly a combination of Katy and Cody
English : Sassy

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Family name origins & meanings

English (Suffolk) : probably a variant of Caddy.
Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Cadé (see Cade) or Cadet.
Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Gäde (see Gade), Göde (see Goede), or Köthe, all from the medieval personal name Godo.