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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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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").

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  • First Impression: The name Cedric makes people think of a witty, clever, and distinguished preppy.

    5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008

  • First Impression: The name Cedric makes people think of a witty, clever, and distinguished preppy.

    5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008

  • Cedric from the Bedlam Bards has once again offered himself up to the highest bidder!

    Next up on the auction block… Cedric! | Can't Stop the Serenity 2010

  • Um, do they not remember Rob playing a certain Cedric Diggory in a major blockbuster hit called Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?

    Twilight Lexicon » Twilight Fans Only Want to See Stars in Twilight Films 2010

  • Please know that Cedric is extremely responsive, and always has been, please feel comfortable calling his headquarters to ask any questions!

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • My husband has been very impressed with Cedric in Baton Rouge, so we have becaome involved with his campaign - and Cedric is smart, kind, hard-working, and passionate about New Orleans.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • Cedric is one of my favorite drummers to see live.

    Archive 2005-12-01 Ed 2005

  • Cedric is one of my favorite drummers to see live.

    All we need is Blog? Ed 2005

  • Cedric is 30 years old, is fit as a fiddle and is a heck of a nice guy.

    www.bollettieri.comDay Four analysis and news 1999

  • Whatever it was, it made the novel into a best-seller and then a hit play and a movie starring Mary Pickford (she already had the long curls), started a style of velvet suits, and became the bane of an earlier generation of little boys whose mothers inflicted lace collars, curlers, and the name Cedric on them and who would have been delighted to have only been named Ashley.

    Futures Imperfect Willis, Connie 1994

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