Cedric
Cedric (/ˈsɛdrɪk/) is a masculine given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel Ivanhoe.[1]
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).
The name was also applied to Nissan's executive car between 1960 to 2004 (private use) and 2015 (taxi) as Nissan Cedric.
People
- Cédric Bakambu (born 1991), French-Congolese football player
- Cedric Belfrage (1904–1990), British writer
- Cedric Benson (1982-2019), American football player
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born 1974), American musician
- Cedric Bozeman (born 1983), American basketball player
- Cedric Brooks (1943–2013), Jamaican musician
- Cedric Ceballos (born 1969), American basketball player
- Cedric Gervais (born 1979), French discjockey
- 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), American singer
- 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 Maake (born 1965), South African serial killer and rapist
- Cedric Maxwell (born 1955), American basketball player
- Cedric McKinnon (1968–2016), American football player
- Cédric Michaud (born 1976), French skater
- Cédric Mongongu (born 1989), Congolese football player
- Cedric Morris (1889–1982), Welsh painter
- Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (born 1969), French-American film director
- Cédric Pénicaud (born 1971), French swimmer
- Cédric Pioline (born 1969), French tennis player
- Cedric Price (1934–2003), British architect
- Cedric Richmond (born 1973), American politician
- Cedric Rogers (born 1915), British Painter, Author and Illustrator
- Cedric Smith, several people
- Cédric Soares (born 1991), Portuguese football player
- Cédric Taymans (born 1975), Belgian judoka
- Cedric Tillman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cedric Thornberry (1936-2014), an international lawyer and Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Cédric Van der Elst (born 1980), Belgian soccer player
- Cédric Villani (born 1973), French mathematician
- Cedric Yarbrough (born 1973), American comedian and actor
Fiction
- Cedric the Saxon (Cedric of Rotherwood), 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 Crackenthorpe, character in the 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
- 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 Owl, character in King's Quest adventure game series and other Sierra Entertainment video games.
- Cedric the Sorcerer, character in Sofia the First animated TV series
- Cedric K. Ros—, character, the paternal grandfather of the Phantomhive twins in the manga Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji.
References
- Sir Walter Scott, Graham Tulloch (ed.), Ivanhoe, vol. 8 of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, Edinburgh University Press, 1998, ISBN 9780748605736, "explanatory notes", p. 511.