Cedric

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English

Etymology

Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛdɹɪk/
  • Hyphenation: Ced‧ric

Proper noun

Cedric (plural Cedrics) m

  1. A male given name from Welsh.
    • 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 3:
      In a hall, the height of which was greatly disproportioned to its extreme length and width, a long oaken table, formed of planks rough-hewn from the forest, and which had scarcely received any polish, stood ready prepared for the evening meal of Cedric the Saxon.
    • 1886, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Chapter 2:
      "It's Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy," answered Cedric. "That's what Mr. Havisham called me. - - -

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: Sedrik
  • → French: Cédric m
  • → French: Cédrika f

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Cedric. Partly from Cedric Errol of Little Lord Fauntleroy.

Proper noun

Cedric

  1. a male given name from English
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