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Cedric

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A masculine given name invented by Sir Walter Scott for his novel Ivanhoe, likely based on the Saxon king Cerdic.
"Cedric was the noble Saxon lord in the novel Ivanhoe."

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Cedrics plural

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Etymology

Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, likely a misreading of Cerdic; possibly connected to the Welsh caredig, "beloved."

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