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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. Arianna59%
  2. Claire60%
  3. Nora67%
  4. Ariana67%
  5. Cora67%
  6. Layla69%
  7. Violet69%
  8. Amelia72%
  9. Charlotte76%
  10. Harper76%

Love potential for Ced

Top 10

  1. Lucy81%
  2. Lydia78%
  3. Olivia76%
  4. Cecilia76%
  5. Sadie73%
  6. Sofia73%
  7. Mia71%
  8. Naomi71%
  9. Charlotte70%
  10. Audrey69%

Bottom 10

  1. Ariana58%
  2. Layla59%
  3. Arianna60%
  4. Claire60%
  5. Violet63%
  6. Cora63%
  7. Nora64%
  8. Amelia66%
  9. Harper67%
  10. Stella68%

Professional potential for Ced

Bottom 10

  1. Ariana42%
  2. Harper42%
  3. Mia49%
  4. Layla50%
  5. Arianna51%
  6. Stella53%
  7. Sofia54%
  8. Naomi57%
  9. Cora59%
  10. Lydia61%

Crush potential for Ced

Top 10

  1. Olivia96%
  2. Cecilia96%
  3. Lucy96%
  4. Sadie96%
  5. Naomi95%
  6. Lydia95%
  7. Charlotte92%
  8. Mia92%
  9. Stella90%
  10. Harper89%

Bottom 10

  1. Claire60%
  2. Cora68%
  3. Arianna71%
  4. Nora73%
  5. Violet79%
  6. Amelia83%
  7. Layla85%
  8. Ariana87%
  9. Audrey87%
  10. Harper89%
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