Cedric

Meaning of Cedric

Cedric whirls onto the baby-name stage like a knight in shining caballero armor, carrying a passport stamped “literary invention.” Coined by Sir Walter Scott for the noble Saxon hero in his 1819 novel “Ivanhoe,” the name is a creative twist on the ancient Brittonic Cerdic—so it feels simultaneously medieval and freshly minted, like salsa on warm pan de ajo. Over the years Cedric has popped up everywhere, from the Quidditch pitch with Hogwarts’ brave Cedric Diggory to comedy clubs with Cedric the Entertainer, giving the name a cloak of courage and a wink of good humor. In U.S. popularity charts he’s been the tortoise rather than the hare—steady, unhurried, and always in the race—hovering in the mid-hundreds for decades, which means your little Cedric will likely be the only one in his playgroup jousting with toy dragons. All in all, Cedric feels like a trumpet blast of chivalry wrapped in easy modern syllables—classic yet approachable, dignified yet playful, the kind of name that high-fives abuela and fist-bumps grandpa in one graceful bow.