Cedric () is a masculine given name invented by

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'', ''Rob Roy (n ...

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 Ceretic Guletic of Alt Clut was a king of Alt Clut, associated with Dumbarton Castle in the 5th century. He has been identified with Coroticus, a Brittonic warrior addressed in a letter by Saint Patrick. Of Patrick's two surviving letters, one is ...

''). 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 (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 ...

executive car Executive car is a British term for a large car which is equivalent to the European E-segment and American full-size classifications. Executive cars are larger than compact executive cars (and the non-luxury equivalent mid-size cars), and small ...

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 A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...

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 Cedric Henning Belfrage (8 November 1904 – 21 June 1990) was an English film critic, journalist, writer and political activist. He is best remembered as a co-founder of the radical US weekly ''National Guardian''. Later Belfrage was referenced ...

(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 Maoupa Cedric Maake (born 1965), known as The Wemmer Pan Killer, is a South African serial killer who was convicted of 27 murders but was suspected of killing many more. Biography Cedric Maake’s father died when he was in Standard 8 (now � ...

(born 1965), South African serial killer and rapist * Cédric Matéta Nkomi (born 1992) French-Congolese Musician *

Cedric Maxwell Cedric Bryan Maxwell (born November 21, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player now in radio broadcasting. Nicknamed "Cornbread", he played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and played a key role in two c ...

(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 2002 ...

(born 1989), Congolese football player * Cedric Morris (1889–1982), Welsh painter *

Cedric Mullins Boyce Cedric Mullins II (born October 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2018. Professional career Early career Mullins attended Brookwood ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Cedric Nicolas-Troyan (born 9 March 1969) is a French film director and visual effects artist. Filmography Director * ''Carrot vs Ninja'' (2011) (Short film) * '' The Huntsman: Winter's War '' (2016) * ''Kate'' (2021) Second Unit Director * ''Sn ...

(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 (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 Cedric Price FRIBA (11 September 1934 – 10 August 2003) was an English architect and influential teacher and writer on architecture. The son of an architect (A.G. Price, who worked with Harry Weedon), Price was born in Stone, Staffordshire ...

(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 Cedric James Robinson (November 5, 1940 – June 5, 2016) was an American professor in the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He headed the Department of Blac ...

(1933-2021), British guide and fisherman
Cedric Rogers
(born 1915), British Painter, Author and Illustrator *

Cedric Sanders Cedric () is a masculine given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel ''Ivanhoe''.Sir Walter Scott, Graham Tulloch (ed.), ''Ivanhoe'', vol. 8 of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, Edinburgh University Press, 1998, , "explanator ...

(born 1982), American actor * Cedric Smith, several people * Cédric Soares (born 1991), Portuguese football player * Cédric Taymans (born 1975), Belgian judoka *

Cedric Tillman (disambiguation) Cedric Tillman may refer to: * Cedric Tillman (Arena football, born April 1970), former American football player in the Arena Football League * Cedric Tillman (American football, born July 1970), former American football player in the NFL * Cedric ...

, multiple people *

Cedric Thornberry Cedric Henry Reid Thornberry (22 June 1936 – 6 May 2014) was a Northern Irish international lawyer and Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations, for which he worked for 17 years. He spent most of his United Nations service in interna ...

(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 An under-secretary-general of the United Nations (USG) is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the secretary-general for a renewable term of four years. Under- ...

* 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 ''King's Quest'' is a graphic adventure game series, released between 1980 and 2016 and created by the American software company Sierra Entertainment. It is widely considered a classic series from the golden era of adventure games. Following th ...

'' 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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