Cedric


Cedric is a given name invented by Sir Walter Scott in the 1819 novel Ivanhoe.

Etymology

The invented name is based on Cerdic, the name of a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king.

Popularity

The name was not popularly used until the children's book Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett was published in 1885 to 1886, the protagonist of which is called Cedric Errol. The book was highly successful, causing a fashion trend in children's formal dress in America and popularized the given name. People named Cedric born in the years following the novel's publication include British naval officer Cedric Holland, American war pilot Cedric Fauntleroy, Irish art director Austin Cedric Gibbons and British actor Cedric Hardwicke.
The name has ranked among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States at different points since 1903. It ranked 958th on the popularity chart in 2022. It is a name used for both sexes in French-speaking countries. It ranked among the top 500 names for boys in France between 1960 and 2010. It also ranked among the most used names for girls in France between 1966 and 1998. It was among the 100 most used names for boys in Quebec, Canada between 1980 and 2013. It ranked among the most popular names for children of both sexes in Belgium at different points in the 1990s and in the 2000s. It was among the top 100 names for boys in Switzerland between 1998 and 2004.

Usage

is a character in the Harry Potter novel series by J.K. Rowling and films based on the novels.
The name was also applied to Nissan's executive car between 1960 and 2004 and 2015 as Nissan Cedric.
For the Moto G5 smartphone was Cedric as codename applied.

People

  • Cédric Bah, Ivorian basketball player
  • Cédric Bakambu, French-Congolese football player
  • Cedric "CJ" Baxter, American football player
  • Cedric Belfrage, British writer
  • Cedric Benson, American football player
  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician
  • Cedric Bozeman, American basketball player
  • Cedric Brooks, Jamaican musician
  • Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
  • Cedric Coward, American basketball player
  • Cedric Dempsey, American sports executive
  • Cedric Gervais, French disc jockey
  • Cedric Gibbons, Irish-born American art director
  • Cedric Glover, American politician
  • Cédric Gracia, French cyclist
  • Cedric Gray, American football player
  • Cedric van der Gun, Dutch footballer
  • Cedric Hardwicke, British actor
  • Cédric Heymans, French rugby player
  • Cedric Holland, British naval officer
  • Cedric Johnson, American football player
  • Cédric Kanté, French football player
  • Cédric Klapisch, French film director
  • Cedric Kyles , aka Cedric the Entertainer, American actor and comedian
  • Cedric Maake, South African serial killer and rapist
  • Cédric Matéta Nkomi French-Congolese Musician
  • Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player
  • Cedric McKinnon, American football player
  • Cédric Michaud, French skater
  • Cédric Mongongu, Congolese football player
  • Cedric Morris, Welsh painter
  • Cedric Mullins, American baseball player
  • Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, French-American film director
  • Cedric Oglesby, American football player
  • Cédric Pénicaud, French swimmer
  • Cédric Perrin, French politician
  • Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
  • Cedric Price, British architect
  • Cedric Richmond, American politician
  • Cedric Robinson, American professor
  • Cedric Robinson , British guide and fisherman
  • Cedric Smith, several people
  • Cédric Soares, Portuguese football player
  • Cédric Taymans, Belgian judoka
  • Cedric Tillman, multiple people
  • Cedric Thornberry, Northern Irish international lawyer and Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Cédric Van der Elst, Belgian soccer player
  • Cédric Villani, French mathematician
  • Cedric Yarbrough, American comedian and actor

    Fiction

  • Cedric the Saxon, character in the 1819 novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
  • Cedric Errol, character in the 1886 novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Cédric, character in the Franco-Belgian comic book Cédric by Laudec and Cauvin
  • Cedric Crackenthorpe, character in the 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
  • Cedric, character in the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
  • Cedric Daniels, character in the television series The Wire
  • Cedric Diggory, character in the Harry Potter series
  • Cedric, character in the Italian comic book series W.I.T.C.H.
  • Cedric Sneer, character in The Raccoons, a Canadian animated television series
  • Cedric the Owl, character in the King's Quest adventure game series and other Sierra Entertainment video games
  • Cedric the Sorcerer, character in the Sofia the First animated TV series
  • Cedric K. Ros—, character in the manga Black Butler by Yana Toboso
  • Cedric Brandel, character in the anime ''Black Butler''