Cedric

What is the meaning of the name Cedric?

The name Cedric is primarily a male name of English origin that has an unknown or unconfirmed meaning.

Possibly invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his 1819 novel Ivanhoe.

Another theory is that Cedric is an alternate spelling of the name Cerdic, the name of the first king of Saxon Wessex, U.K., reigning from 519 to 534 CE.

Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Kyles), American actor and comedian. Sir Cedric Hardwick, actor. Cedric Benson, American footballer. Cedric Bozeman, American basketball player. Cedric Morris, Welsh painter.

Cedric Errol is character in the 1886 novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

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