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Chad was one of four brothers, all active in the Anglo-Saxon church.
The others were Cedd, Cynibil and Caelin.
Chad seems to have been Cedd's junior, arriving on the political scene about ten years after Cedd.
It is reasonable to suppose that Chad and his brothers were drawn from the Northumbrian nobility: They certainly had close connections throughout the Northumbrian ruling class.
However, the name Chad is actually of British Celtic, rather than Anglo-Saxon origin.
It is an element found in the personal names of many Welsh princes and nobles of the period and signifies " battle ".
This may indicate a family of mixed cultural and / or ethnic background, with roots in the original Celtic population of the region.
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