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The boy's name Cedric \

is pronounced SED-rik. Possibly from Cerdic (Welsh) "kindly and loved" or Cedrych (Welsh) "spectacular bounty". Used in two 19th-century literary landmarks, "Ivanhoe" and "Little Lord Fauntleroy", the latter of which gave it a somewhat "sissy" image. See also Kedrick. Actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke; Cedric the Comedian.

Cedric has 9 variant forms: Caddaric, Ced, Cedrick, Cedrik, Cedro, Rick, Sedric, Sedrick and Sedrik.

Baby names that sound like Cedric are Stark, Starke and Starck.

Cedric is a very common first name for men (#390 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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