"Cedric" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɛdɹɪk/ Forms: Cedrics [plural]
Etymology: Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”). Etymology templates: {{m|cy|caredig||beloved}} caredig (“beloved”), {{dbt|en|Caradoc|Caradog|Caratacus|Craddock|Cradock|McCarthy|McCarty|nocap=1}} doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty, {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh, {{m|cy|Cedrych||spectacular bounty}} Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Cedrics}} Cedric (plural Cedrics)
  1. A male given name from Welsh. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Derived forms: Cedrica [feminine] Translations (male given name): Sedrik (Finnish), Cédric (French), सेड्रिक (seḍrik) [masculine] (Marathi), Cedrico [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Cedric-en-name-u-dMnrrv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Sedrik"
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      "sense": "male given name",
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