Cedric

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Cedric

Gender: Masculine.
Language: English.
Etymology:
Cedric has many possible origins It may be a form of Caratacos, or Caractacus, the Latin form Caradoc, the Anglicized form of Caradawg (Caradog) from “car” (love). Other meanings may be: “Welcome Sight,” “Bent Lake” “War Chief” “Spectacle of Bounty” or “Lord of Wars.” Cedric’s ultimate origin is unknown.

History:
Cedric was coined by Sir Walter Scott for his 1819 novel Ivanhoe (in which Cedric the Saxon was a prominent character). It is theorized that he developed (perhaps inadvertently) the name from Cerdic, the name of an early Saxon leader (the founder of the kingdom of Wessex). It is possibly connected with Caractacus, the name of an early Briton who led a rebellion against Rome in the 1st century.

Though introduced by Sir Walter Scott, the name did not become popular until after 1886, when Frances Hodgson Burn published Little Lord Fauntleroy, a sentimental tale about a young boy named Cedric Errol.

Pronunciation: sed-rick.

Diminutives:
English: Ced, Ceddie.

Alternates: Cedrick, Cedrik, Cerdic.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Cedric Thorpe Davie (1913-1983)
BRitish composer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Cedric Whitman (1916-1979)
American scholar.

Fictional Characters:
Cedric the Saxon (1819)
From Sir Walter Scott’s novel Ivanhoe.

Royalty:
Cerdic (?-534)
Founder of the kingdom of Wessex. The ancestor (supposedly) of most British kings.

Singers and Entertainers:
Cedric Gibbons (1893-1960)
Irish-American filmmaker.
Sir Cedric Hardwicke (1893-1964)
British actor

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.029 % named Cedric
0.004 % named Cedrick

Popularity of Cedric:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 745th most popular.
1920-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 884th most popular.
1950-1960: 449th most popular.
1960-1970: 317th most popular.
1970-1980: 262nd most popular.
1980-1990: 286th most popular.
1990: 394th most popular.
1991: 393rd most popular.
1992: 417th most popular.
1993: 397th most popular.
1994: 419th most popular.
1995: 406th most popular.
1996: 399th most popular.
1997: 403rd most popular.
1998: 434th most popular.
1999: 471st most popular.
2000: 464th most popular.
2001: 463rd most popular.
2002: 484th most popular.
2003: 541st most popular.

In France...
1900-1960: N/A
1965: 178th most popular.
1970: 70th most popular.
1980: 6th most popular.
1990: 28th most popular.
2000: 115th most popular.

Popularity of Cedrick:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 692nd most popular.
1980-1990: 802nd most popular.
1990: 868th most popular.
1991-92: N/A
1993: 984th most popular.
1994-95: N/A
1996: 937th most popular.
1997: N/A