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Ced

Boy Name day: October 26 In French: Cédric
Ced is a short form of Cedric: on birth records it is written Cedric (41,259 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Cedric page. Also a short form of Cedrick, Sedrick, Cedar.
Origin: English (literary invention). Meaning: Uncertain; literary coinage.
Coined by Sir Walter Scott in Ivanhoe (1819), likely an alteration of the Old English name Cerdic.

Name day for Ced

October 26

Why this day? Ced is a short form of Cedric, and shares its name day.

Ced is celebrated in France on January 7; the United States on October 26.

The story of the name Ced

Ced is a short form of Cedric. It keeps its origin (English (literary invention)) and meaning — uncertain; literary coinage, and shares its name day, October 26.

On birth records, Ced is rarely written as such: the Ceds are Cedrics (41,259 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Cedric page. Ced is also a short form of Cedrick, Sedrick, Cedar.

Frequently asked questions about Ced

What does Ced mean?

Ced is a short form of Cedric, which means uncertain; literary coinage.

When is Ced's name day?

October 26, together with Cedric: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Ced a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Cedric.

Ced's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 8/10
Independence 6/10
Sensitivity 5/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 5/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 5/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 6/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Ced

Top 10

  1. Julian88%
  2. Leo86%
  3. Oliver86%
  4. Luke86%
  5. Lucas83%
  6. Sebastian81%
  7. Damian80%
  8. Cooper80%
  9. Carson79%
  10. Liam78%

Bottom 10

  1. Abraham42%
  2. Everett48%
  3. Josiah59%
  4. Levi60%
  5. Owen64%
  6. Maxwell64%
  7. Colton65%
  8. Elias66%
  9. Wyatt67%
  10. Miles67%

Love potential for Ced

Top 10

  1. Sebastian86%
  2. Leo85%
  3. Lucas84%
  4. Julian83%
  5. Theodore81%
  6. Cooper80%
  7. Oliver80%
  8. Luke80%
  9. Liam77%
  10. Noah75%

Bottom 10

  1. Owen48%
  2. Wyatt53%
  3. Everett53%
  4. Miles55%
  5. Josiah60%
  6. Colton63%
  7. Nolan63%
  8. Abraham64%
  9. Elias64%
  10. Maxwell67%

Professional potential for Ced

Bottom 10

  1. Damian42%
  2. Liam45%
  3. Nolan45%
  4. Grayson45%
  5. Jackson46%
  6. Miles46%
  7. Lucas49%
  8. Luke49%
  9. Levi50%
  10. Carter51%

Crush potential for Ced

Top 10

  1. Lucas96%
  2. Julian93%
  3. Leo93%
  4. Liam90%
  5. Luke90%
  6. Sebastian88%
  7. Damian86%
  8. Jaxon85%
  9. Noah85%
  10. Cooper85%

Bottom 10

  1. Abraham42%
  2. Everett49%
  3. Owen62%
  4. Levi63%
  5. Wyatt66%
  6. Josiah67%
  7. Maxwell72%
  8. Elias73%
  9. Dominic73%
  10. Colton77%
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