Cedric

See also Cédric

English

Etymology

Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”). Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”).

Proper noun

Cedric

1. A male given name.
   • 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. - - -

Translations

male given name

• Finnish: Sedrik (fi)
• French: Cédric (fr)