61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Old Welsh [1] Meaning & History From an Old Welsh name, recorded in Latinized forms such as Catocus, derived from cat meaning "battle". This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who was martyred by the Saxons. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootcatDiminutiveCatellOther Languages & CulturesCathán(Old Irish) Cadell(Welsh) People think this name isRate·Details classic common strong rough strange simple serious Categories Keeper of the Lost Cities characters, martyrs, saints, victims, war, wisdom Sources & References Page at https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/british1000/appendix4_5.html.