🔥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.

Cedric Rank in US Top 1000

# 958 in the US

Cedric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 147 on Nameberry

Cedric Popularity

• 958 US 2022
• 147 Nameberry 2024
• 39 Unique 2021
• 355 Germany 2016

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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