Though his life was cut short tragically, baby Cedric will have a wonderful future filled with your love and devotion thanks to the lovely significance of his name. The meaning of this name is “kind, loved,” and it comes from Old English. Although Cerdic, the mythical founder of the kingdom of Wessex, may have served as inspiration, Sir Walter Scott created the name Cedric of Rotherwood for the figure in his nineteenth-century work Ivanhoe. Another possible origin for this traditional name is the Welsh Cedrych, meaning “pattern of bounty.”
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Similar Names like Cedric
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| Cernan | Cerny |
| Cerran | Cernay |
| Cerulean | Cersei |
| Cernunnos | Cerin |
| Cedric | Cerion |
| Cervius | Cerrick |
| Cyril | Cervin |
| Cedrick |
More Names Like Cedric That’ll Win Parent’s Heart:
| Leonidas | Theron |
| Maximilian | Lysander |
| Lucian | Emilian |
| Atticus | Octavian |
| Cassius | Alaric |
| Dorian | Amias |
| Evander | Ignatius |
| Leander |
Sibling Name Ideas
Are you trying to find a sibling name for Cerdic? Great choices include the following:
| Evadne | Elowen |
| Caspian | Malachai |
| Peregrine | Seraphim |
| Leocadia | Serenity |
| Thaddeus | Gwendolyn |
| Vivienne | Alarice |
| Isolde | Seraphina |
| Tiberius |
