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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

Bottom 10

  1. Durward42%
  2. Werner42%
  3. Hillard43%
  4. Otho43%
  5. Ernst43%
  6. Donato45%
  7. Linton46%
  8. Enos46%
  9. Godfrey47%
  10. Verner47%

Love potential for Ced

Top 10

  1. Guido94%
  2. Melvyn88%
  3. Gaston86%
  4. Olaf84%
  5. Acie84%
  6. Clem83%
  7. Gaetano83%
  8. Lonzo83%
  9. Raoul82%
  10. Lambert82%

Bottom 10

  1. Werner46%
  2. Wm50%
  3. Wyman51%
  4. Cloyd52%
  5. Judge54%
  6. Ennis54%
  7. Verl54%
  8. Melville55%
  9. Mcarthur55%
  10. Norton55%

Professional potential for Ced

Crush potential for Ced

Bottom 10

  1. Otho42%
  2. Werner42%
  3. Donato42%
  4. Wm45%
  5. Enos46%
  6. Durward48%
  7. Hilbert50%
  8. Ernst50%
  9. Worth50%
  10. Verl50%
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