Cadell or Cadel is an old Welsh personal name derived from the Latin

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. As a surname, it derives from the

Welsh patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

"ap Cadell". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Middle Ages

* Cadell Ddyrnllwg, King of Powys c.447–460, founder of royal house of Powys * Cadell ap Brochfael, King of Powys 773–808) * Cadell ap Gruffydd, Prince of Deheubarth 1143–1153 *

Cadell ap Rhodri Cadell ap Rhodri (854–909) was King of Seisyllwg, a minor kingdom in southwestern Wales, from about 872 until his death. The son of Rhodri Mawr, King of Gwynedd, Cadell was in turn the father of Hywel Dda, who eventually came to rule most o ...

, Prince of Seisyllwg 854–909

Modern era

* Cadel Evans (born 1977), Australian cyclist

Surname

* Alexander Cadell (1900–1928), English cricketer * Arnau Cadell (12th–13th century), Catalan sculptor * Ava Cadell (born 1956), American actress *

Cyngen ap Cadell Cyngen ap Cadell (also spelled Concenn) was King of Powys from 808 until his death in 854 during a pilgrimage to Rome. Biography Cyngen was of the line of Brochwel Ysgithrog, and, after a long reign as king of Powys, he went on a pilgrimage t ...

(855), Welsh king * Elizabeth Cadell (1903–1989), British novelist * Florence St John Cadell (1877–1966), British artist * Francis Cadell (explorer) (1822–1879), Scottish-born explorer of Australia * Francis Cadell (artist) (1883–1937), Scottish painter * Grace Cadell (1855–1918), one of the first female surgeons, Scottish suffragette *

Henry Cadell Henry Moubray Cadell of Grange, DL FRSE LLD (1860 – 10 April 1934) was a Scottish geologist and geographer, noted for his work on the Moine Thrust, the oil-shale fields of West Lothian, and his experiments in mountain building published in ...

(1860–1934), Scottish geologist * Hywel ap Cadell (948), Welsh king * James John Cadell (1843–1919), Australian politician *

Jean Cadell Jean Dunlop Cadell (13 September 1884 – 29 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress. Although her married name was Jean Dunlop Perceval-Clark she retained her maiden name in the context of acting. Life and career She was born at 4 ...

(1884–1967), Scottish actress *

Jessie Cadell Jessie Ellen Cadell (23 August 1844 – 17 June 1884) was an English novelist and orientalist who wrote stories set in India, where she lived for some time with her husband. Biography Cadell was born Jessie Ellen Nash in London on 23 August 18 ...

(1844–1884), English novelist *

Meryn Cadell Meryn Cadell is an American-Canadian writer and performance artist. He is an assistant professor of song lyrics and libretto writing in the Creative Writing Program at University of British Columbia. Early life and education Cadell was born in Br ...

, Canadian writer and singer *

Nest ferch Cadell Nest ferch Cadell was the daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael, an 8th-century King of Powys, the wife of Merfyn Frych, King of Gwynedd. On the death of her brother Cyngen ap Cadell in 855, authority over the Kingdom of Powys was claimed by Rhodri ...

, daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael *

Paddy Cadell Patrick Cadell (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club J.K. Bracken's and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lines out at midfield. Career Cadell made his senior ...

(born 1999), Irish hurler *

Richard Cadell Richard Cadell (born 23 March 1969) is a British illusionist, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter, best known for being the in-vision presenter and the hand of puppet Sooty since succeeding Matthew Corbett in 1998. Biography In June 2008 (Sooty' ...

(born 1969), British magician and puppeteer *

Robert Cadell Robert Cadell (16 December 1788 – 20 January 1849) was a bookseller and publisher closely associated with Sir Walter Scott. Life He was born at Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland, the fifth son of John Cadell, a Laird of Cockenzie, and Marie ...

(1788–1849), Scottish bookseller *

Selina Cadell Selina Jane Cadell is an English actress. She is the younger sister of actor Simon Cadell and granddaughter of actress Jean Cadell. She is the great niece of the Scottish artist Francis Cadell. Biography Cadell was born in London. She has be ...

(born 1953), British actress *

Simon Cadell Simon John Cadell (19 July 1950 – 6 March 1996) was a classically trained English actor, best known for his portrayal of Jeffrey Fairbrother in the first five series of the BBC situation comedy '' Hi-de-Hi!''. Early life Born in London, he w ...

(1950–1996), British actor * Thomas Cadell the elder (1742–1802), English bookseller and publisher *

Thomas Cadell (politician) Thomas Cadell (1831 – 25 June 1896) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in Somerset to Thomas Cadell and Elizabeth Boyce. He migrated to New South Wales around 1855 and farmed at West Maitland before becoming an auction ...

(1831–1896), Australian politician * Thomas Cadell (VC) (1835–1919), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Archibald Cadell (1775–1855), Scottish industrialist and mathematician * William Cadell (1708–1777), Scottish industrialist

Places

Cadell, South Australia Cadell is a town and locality situated near the north western edge of South Australia's Riverland on the inside of the large southward bend in the Murray River. It is named after Captain Francis Cadell (explorer), Francis Cadell, a pioneer of ste ...

, named after Francis Cadell * Cadell and Blyth Floodplains, Northern Territory, Australia * Cadell Training Centre, prison in Cadell, South Australia * Cadell Fault, a geological feature of Southern New South Wales and northern Victoria, Australia

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