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Cass - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Cass

[ 1 syll. cas(s), ca-ss ] The girl name Cass is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced KAES KEY. Cass has its origins in the Celtic and Old Greek languages. It is used largely in English.

Cass is a short form of the English and German Cassandra in the English language.

Cass is also a form of the English Katherine.

Cass is also a pet form of the English Casey.

Cass is also a short form of the English Cassidy.

Cass is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Cass, the English Katherine was the most commonly used. Cass has primarily been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Cass include the English Cas, the English Casse, the English Kass, the Vietnamese Cai, the German Cay, the English Cayce, the English Cayse, the name Chi, the English Coe, the Vietnamese Cuc, the English Kace, the English Kae, the Scandinavian, English, Hawaiian, and German Kai, the German and Scandinavian Kaj, the English and German Kay, the English Kayce, the English Kaye, the English Kayse, the English Kea, and the Japanese Kei.

KEY: Pronunciation for Cass: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


 
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