Cedric () is a masculine given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel ''

Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...

''.Sir Walter Scott, Graham Tulloch (ed.), ''Ivanhoe'', vol. 8 of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, Edinburgh University Press, 1998, , "explanatory notes", p. 511. The invented name is based on '' Cerdic'', the name of a 6th-century

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

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 Cedric Swinton Holland CB (13 October 1889 – 11 May 1950) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the First and Second World Wars, rising to the rank of vice-admiral. Holland was born the son of an admiral, and he followed his ...

(1889–1950), American war pilot

Cedric Fauntleroy Cedric Errol Fauntleroy (1891–1973) was an American pilot who in 1919 volunteered to serve in the Polish Air Force during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919–1921. Born near Natchez, Mississippi, Fauntleroy served with Eddie Rickenbac ...

(1891–1973), Irish art director Austin Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960) and British actor Cedric Hardwicke (1893–1964). The name was also applied to

Nissan , trade name, trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells ...

's executive car between 1960 to 2004 (private use) and 2015 (taxi) as

Nissan Cedric The is a large automobile produced by Nissan since 1960. It was developed to provide upscale transportation, competing with the Prince Skyline and Gloria which were later merged into the Nissan family. In later years, the Nissan Skyline was posi ...

. For the Moto G5 smartphone was Cedric as codename applied.

People

Cédric Bakambu Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Olympiacos. He made his professional debut for Sochaux in 2010, and played 107 official games for them over five seasons, scor ...

(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 disc jockey * 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 *

(1889–1950), British naval officer * Cédric Kanté (born 1979), French football player * Cédric Klapisch (born 1961), French film director * Cédric Lesouquet (born 1972), French bass player * Cedric Kyles (born 1964), aka Cedric the Entertainer, American actor and comedian * Cedric Maake (born 1965), South African serial killer and rapist *

Cédric Matéta Nkomi Cédric Matéta Nkomi (born in Creil, Oise, France on 30 January 1992) better known by the stage name KeBlack is a French rapper and singer of Congolese origin. He is signed to the :fr:Bomayé Musik, Bomayé Musik label. Keblack displayed inter ...

(born 1992) French-Congolese Musician * Cedric Maxwell (born 1955), American basketball player *

Cedric McKinnon Cedric McKinnon (February 2, 1968 – May 23, 2016) was an American football player who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League with the Cleveland Thunderbolts and Tampa Bay Storm. He played college football College football (frenc ...

(1968–2016), American football player *

Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud (born 26 February 1976, in Machecoul) is a French marathon speed skater. He was the first non-Dutchman after Oleg Bozhev to win the Essent Cup in 2002–03, while he won the cup another time in 2005–06. In that year he also wo ...

(born 1976), French skater *

Cédric Mongongu Cédric Mongongu (born 22 June 1989) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the DR Congo national team. Club career Mongongu began playing for his local club in La Garenne-Colombes before joining RCF Paris in ...

(born 1989), Congolese football player * Cedric Morris (1889–1982), Welsh painter * Cedric Mullins (born 1994), American baseball player * Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (born 1969), French-American film director *

Cedric Oglesby Cedric Oglesby (born July 26, 1977) is an American former football placekicker who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs and also had s ...

(born 1977), American football player *

Cédric Pénicaud Cédric Pénicaud (born 27 September 1971 in Limoges) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He won a silver medal at the 1991 European Long Course Championsh ...

(born 1971), French swimmer *

Cédric Perrin Cédric Perrin (born 20 January 1974) is a French politician who has represented the Territoire de Belfort in the Senate (France), Senate since 2014 French Senate elections, 2014. He is a member of The Republicans (France), The Republicans (LR) ...

(born 1974), French politician *

Cédric Pioline Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a French former professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997. On both occasions, he was ...

(born 1969), French tennis player * Cedric Price (1934–2003), British architect *

Cedric Richmond Cedric Levan Richmond (born September 13, 1973) is an American attorney, politician, and political advisor who served as a Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, senior advisor to the president and director of the Office of Public ...

(born 1973), American politician * Cedric Robinson (1933-2021), British guide and fisherman
Cedric Rogers
(born 1915), British Painter, Author and Illustrator * Cedric Sanders (born 1982), American actor * Cedric Smith, several people * Cédric Soares (born 1991), Portuguese football player *

Cédric Taymans Cédric Taymans (born 11 April 1975) is a Belgian judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【 ...

(born 1975), Belgian judoka * Cedric Tillman (disambiguation), multiple people * Cedric Thornberry (1936-2014), an

international lawyer International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

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 ''

'' 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 ''4.50 from Paddington'' is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in November 1957 by Collins Crime Club. This work was published in the United States at the same time as ''What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!'', by Dodd, Mead. Th ...

'' 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 ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' 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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old Ea ...

/ Kuroshitsuji.

References

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