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Name Cedric

Meaning:

maybe beloved

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About the name Cedric in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Cédric, Cedrick, Cedrik, Bedrich, Eldric, Elric, Eric Details

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About Cedric, the group of names with the same origin as Cedric

Meaning/translation:	maybe beloved
Language of origin:	English
Info about origin:	invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel Ivanhoe
	maybe he altered the name Cerdic whose meaning is not known for sure
	one possible origin for Cerdic (also Ceredig) is from Celtic/Welsh carad (loved, beloved)
Words:	carad = loved, beloved Welsh
	caru = to love Welsh
Topics:	Invented
Variants' top ranks:	30:Cédric Switzerland/German 2006, 34:Cedric Switzerland/German 2002, 921:Cedrick USA 1996
Name variants:	Cedric, Cédric, Cedrick, Cedrik Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Cedric

Series	Graph	Rankings
Switzerland/German	Graph	2014 163, 2013 155, 2002 34
USA decades	Graph	1990-1999 384, 1980-1989 286
USA yearly	Graph	2022 957, 2020 969, 2018 965, 2017 983, 2016 913, 2015 855, 2014 785, 2013 814, 2012 759, 2011 751, 2010 726, 2009 701, 2008 651, 2007 592, 2006 590, 2005 591, 2004 581, 2003 541, 2002 481, 2001 461, 2000 463, 1999 476, 1998 419, 1997 405, 1996 399, 1995 400, 1994 418, 1993 390

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