# Cedric

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɛdɹɪk/ · frequency rank #26,033

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Welsh.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Celtic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cedric-vs-celtic)
- **cleric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cedric-vs-cleric)
- **citric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cedric-vs-citric)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccedric`, `cderic`, `ceddric`, `cedirc`, `cedrci`, `cedricc`, `cedrric`, `cerdic`, `ecdric`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cedric