Kadek is from the Balinese Kadek — second-born (one of the foundational Balinese-Indonesian birth-order naming names). A modern American baby name in the broader Balinese-Indonesian heritage aesthetic. Kadek is one of the foundational Balinese unisex names — central to traditional Balinese Hindu Indigenous heritage. The foundational Balinese birth-order naming system is the foundational caste-neutral heritage spanning Wayan/Putu (first), Kadek/Made/Nengah (second), Nyoman/Komang (third), Ketut (fourth) — central to foundational Balinese Hindu Tri Hita Karana cosmology + foundational Galungan + Nyepi religious festivals (foundational Bali Day of Silence New Year). Notable bearer: Kadek Devi — foundational Indonesian-Balinese actress + soap opera; Kadek Arini — foundational Indonesian footballer. Foundational subject of foundational Indonesian + Balinese tourism + foundational UNESCO Cultural Landscape of Bali Province (2012 World Heritage Site).
Featured throughout Balinese heritage.
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Kadek reduces to seven.