Cadell

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Cadell or Cadel is an old Welsh personal name derived from the Latin Catullus. As a surname, it derives from the Welsh patronymic "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, Prince of Seisyllwg 854–909

Modern era

• Cadel Evans (born 1977), Australian cyclist

Surname

• Alan Cadell (1841–1921), British administrator in India
• Alexander Cadell (1900–1928), English cricketer
• Arnau Cadell (12th–13th century), Catalan sculptor
• Ava Cadell (born 1956), American actress
• Cyngen ap Cadell (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 (1860–1934), Scottish geologist
• Hywel ap Cadell (948), Welsh king
• James John Cadell (1843–1919), Australian politician
• Jean Cadell (1884–1967), Scottish actress
• Jessie Cadell (1844–1884), English novelist
• Meryn Cadell, Canadian writer and singer
• Nest ferch Cadell, daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael
• Paddy Cadell (born 1999), Irish hurler
• Richard Cadell (born 1969), British magician and puppeteer
• Robert Cadell (1788–1849), Scottish bookseller
• Ross Cadell (born 1969), Australian politician
• Selina Cadell (born 1953), British actress
• Simon Cadell (1950–1996), British actor
• Thomas Cadell the elder (1742–1802), English bookseller and publisher
• Thomas Cadell (politician) (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, 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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