Cedric

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈsɛdɹɪk//

A male given name from Welsh.

proper noun

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A male given name from Welsh.
In a hall, the height of which was greatly disproportioned to its extreme length and width, a long oaken table, formed of planks rough-hewn from the forest, and which had scarcely received any polish, stood ready prepared for the evening meal of Cedric the Saxon.
"It's Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy," answered Cedric. "That's what Mr. Havisham called me. - - -

Etymology

Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”).

Forms

plural: Cedrics

Cecilia · A female given name from Latin.cedar · A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.Cedar · A surname.

Cedric · A male given name from Welsh.

cee · The name of the Latin script letter C/c.ceiling · The overhead closure of a room.celebrate · To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

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