🔥Cedric

Celtic
"bounty"

Cedric Origin and Meaning

The name Cedric is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning "bounty".

Cedric was invented by Sir Walter Scott for the noble character of the hero's father in Ivanhoe, presumed to be an altered form of the Saxon name Cerdic. The name was later also given to Little Lord Fauntleroy, the long-haired, velvet-suited, and lace-collared boy hero of the Frances Hodgson Burnett book, who became an unwitting symbol of the pampered mama's boy.

Since then that stereotype has been broken principally by the handsome Harry Potter character Cedric Diggory, played by the teen-aged pre-Twilight Robert Pattinson, and it, like cousin Cecil, is at the point of being rediscovered by cutting-edge namers.

Actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer has propelled this name into the spotlight in recent years.

Cedric has been on and off the charts the last few years, but is currently back in the Top 1000 in 2022.

# 958 in the US

Cedric Rank in US Top 1000

# 136 on Nameberry

Cedric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Cedric Popularity

Famous People Named Cedric

  • Cedric Bixler
    Zavala, American lead singer of The Mars Volta
  • Cedric "the Entertainer" Anderson Kyles
    American comedian and actor
  • Cedric Lee Juan Tuck aka Big Tuck
    American rapper
  • Cedric Coleman aka Frayser Boy
    American rapper
  • Cedric Myron Benson
    American football player
  • Cedric Thornton
    American football player
  • Cedric Edwin Peerman
    American football player
  • Cedric Leonard Griffin
    American football player
  • Cedric Lamar Jackson
    American basketball player
  • Cedric Webster Hardwicke
    English actor
  • Cédric Gervais
    French DJ and producer
  • Cedric "K
    Ci" Hailey, American singer of group K,Ci and JoJo
  • (George) Cedric Wright
    American violinist and photographer
  • Cedric Levon Richmond
    U.S. Congressman from Louisiana
  • Cedric "Im" Brooks
    Jamaican saxophonist
  • Cedric Bakambu
    French,born Congolese professional footballer
  • Cedric Carrasso
    French footballer
  • Cedric Neyers (b. 2016)
    son of Kayla Jackson and Matt Neyers of TV's "16 and Pregnant"

Cedric in Pop Culture

  • Cedric "the Saxon" of Rotherwood
    character in "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott
  • Cedric Errol
    main character in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Cedric Diggory
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Cedric
    character in comic book series "W.I.T.C.H"
  • Cedric Daniels
    character on TV's "The Wire"
  • Cedric Brown
    character in film Nanny McPhee"
  • Cedric Wise Old Elf
    character in "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
  • Cedric Sneer
    character on animated series "The Raccoons"
  • Cedric the Sorcerer
    character on animated series "Sofia the First"
  • Cedric
    bellhop in film "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"
  • "Cédric
    " Belgian comic book by Laudec and Cauvin and its main character

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