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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. Archie93%
  2. Reuben92%
  3. Junior88%
  4. Ben87%
  5. Jess86%
  6. Irvin84%
  7. Salvatore83%
  8. Rufus83%
  9. Will83%
  10. Bert80%

Bottom 10

  1. Conrad42%
  2. Elbert43%
  3. Willard44%
  4. Amos48%
  5. Hugh50%
  6. Alton52%
  7. Otto52%
  8. Delbert52%
  9. Grover53%
  10. Emil53%

Love potential for Ced

Bottom 10

  1. Percy48%
  2. Amos50%
  3. Conrad54%
  4. Willard56%
  5. Otto57%
  6. Delbert58%
  7. Alton58%
  8. Luther59%
  9. Dick59%
  10. Lowell60%

Professional potential for Ced

Bottom 10

  1. Virgil42%
  2. Luther42%
  3. Buddy47%
  4. Roscoe48%
  5. Wallace50%
  6. Percy52%
  7. Dewey53%
  8. Archie53%
  9. Dick53%
  10. Julius54%

Crush potential for Ced

Top 10

  1. Reuben96%
  2. Junior96%
  3. Archie96%
  4. Salvatore96%
  5. Rufus96%
  6. Ben94%
  7. Buddy90%
  8. Garland89%
  9. Jess89%
  10. Virgil87%

Bottom 10

  1. Conrad42%
  2. Elbert43%
  3. Willard45%
  4. Hugh47%
  5. Alton47%
  6. Delbert52%
  7. Eldon52%
  8. Emil53%
  9. Edmond53%
  10. Otis53%
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