Meanings
proper nounCraddock (countable and uncountable, plural Craddocks)
plural Craddocks · alternative Cradock
- countableuncountableA surname from Welsh.
DeWayne Craddock took a moment to brush his teeth at work, as he always did, on Friday before killing 12 people and wounding four others at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, a co-worker recalled.
2019 June 1, Christina Maxouris, Ray Sanchez, Curt Devine, “Virginia Beach suspect resigned hours before shooting, official says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2025 - A place name:
- countableuncountableA ghost town in the County of Warner, Alberta, Canada.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.
Origin
From the Welsh name Caradoc.
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APA
Craddock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craddock
MLA
“Craddock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craddock. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Craddock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craddock.
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