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 [ 2 syll. ce-dric, ced-r-ic ] The boy name Cedric is pronounced SEHDRihK or SIYDRihK KEY. Cedric's origin is Welsh, and its use, English. The name is of the meaning 'pattern of generosity; amiable'. The name could be derived from Cedrych (Welsh), itself of the elements ced ('bounty') and drych ('pattern'). It could also be from Cerdic (Old English) meaning 'amiable', which is related to the Welsh name Caradoc and was borne by the 6th-century King Cerdic of Wessex, the legendary founder of the kingdom. The name Cedric first appeared in literature, invented by Sir Walter Scott for the character Cedric of Rotherwood, the father of his titular hero in the novel Ivanhoe (1819). As the novel was set in 12th-century England, the Old English origin is likely; however, Scott's other novels appear to use Celtic names, so he could well have based this derivation on the Welsh origin. In the 20th century, the fictional Lord Cedric Errol Fauntleroy from the popular Frances Hodgson Burnett novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) gave the name a somewhat boyish image, as the boy hero was described as having long hair and a childish figure in velvet suit. In a 1921 film adaptation, Mary Pickford played the role of the boy, and the effete association somewhat decreased the name's popularity then. Variant forms of Cedric include the French Cedrik, the Welsh Ceredig, the French Cédric, and the English Sedrick. Other forms of Cedric include the pet forms Rick (English), Rickey (English), and Ricky (English), and the variant spelling Cedrick (English). See also the related form, the Welsh Caradog. Cedric is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. The name jumped in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 1974, 0.055% of baby boys were given the name Cedric. Its ranking then was #230. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #650 with a usage of 0.017%. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Cedric, the English and Spanish Ricky was the most commonly used. The name was twice as popular as Cedric in 2008. Baby names that sound like Cedric include the English Cedrick, the French Cedrik, the French Cédric, the English Sedrick, the English Shadrach, and the English Stretch. Details of famous persons named Cedric: KEY: Pronunciation for Cedric: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
