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Cedric
SEHD-rihk
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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."
Word Forms
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."