Cadence

Cadence is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Rhythm; a flowing beat.

What Cadence means

Rhythm; a flowing beat.

Cadence sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Cadence comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Cadence is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Cadence?

You will not find Cadence in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Cadence

The thread we file Cadence under is music — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.

Themes: Music

Names like Cadence

These share Cadence's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Cecilia — Patroness of music.
  • Aria — Air, melody; lioness.
  • Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
  • Wren — The small, spirited songbird.
  • Echo — Reflected sound; a mountain nymph.
  • Harmony — Perfect agreement and balance.
  • Kavya — Poetry; a poem.
  • Kulture — Culture; heritage and art.
  • Lark — The singing songbird.
  • Lyra — Lyre; harp.
  • Lyric — The words of a song.
  • Melody — Song; a sweet tune.

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