Meaning and background
The story behind Kaidan
Kaidan has direct support as a character reference from Mass Effect. Electronic Arts publishes a costume guide for Kaidan Alenko within its Mass Effect Legendary Edition community materials, alongside guides for Commander Shepard, Ashley Williams, and Garrus Vakarian. An owner choosing the spelling because of the game therefore has a verifiable fictional association. The publisher's materials establish that use without supplying a language translation or proving a relationship to similarly spelled personal names.
- Association
- Kaidan Alenko is a Mass Effect character included in Electronic Arts' official Mass Effect Legendary Edition costume guides. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Kaidan appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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