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

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The invented name is based on Cerdic, the name of a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king (itself from Brittonic Coroticus).

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 (1889–1950), American war pilot Cedric Fauntleroy (1891–1973) Irish art director Austin Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960) and British actor Cedric Hardwicke (1893–1964).

People called Cedric

  • Cédric Bakambu, French-Congolese football player
  • Cedric Belfrage (1904–1990), British writer
  • Cedric Benson (born 1982), American football player
  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born 1974), American musician
  • Cedric Brooks (born 1943), Jamaican musician
  • Cedric Ceballos (born 1969), American basketball player
  • Cedric Gervais (born 1979), French dj
  • Cédric Gracia (born 1978), French cyclist
  • Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960), Irish-born American art director
  • Cedric Glover (born 1965), American politician
  • Cedric van der Gun (born 1979), Dutch footballer
  • Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born 1969), lead singer of R&B groups Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo
  • Cedric Hardwicke (1893–1964), British actor
  • Cédric Heymans (born 1978), French rugby player
  • Cedric Holland (1889–1950), British naval officer
  • Cédric Kanté (born 1979), French football player
  • Cédric Klapisch (born 1961), French film director
  • Cedric Kyles (born 1964), aka Cedric the Entertainer, American actor and comedian
  • Cedric Maxwell (born 1955), American basketball player
  • Cedric McKinnon (born 1968), American football player
  • Cédric Michaud (born 1976), French skater
  • Cédric Mongongu (born 1989), Congolese football player
  • Cedric Morris (1889–1982), Welsh painter
  • Cedric Payne, American voice actor
  • Cédric Penicaud (born 1971), French swimmer
  • Cédric Pioline (born 1969), French tennis player
  • Cedric Price (1934–2003), British architect
  • Cedric Richmond (born 1973), American politician
  • Cedric Smith, several people
  • Cédric Soares (born 1991), Portuguese football player
  • Cédric Taymans (born 1975), Belgian judoka
  • Cedric Tillman (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Cédric Villani (born 1973), French mathematician
  • Cedric Yarbrough (born 1973), 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, 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 (W.I.T.C.H.), 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 Sorcerer, character in Sofia the First animated TV series

    • References

    Cedric Wikipedia
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