Names

Dutch diminutive of Marcellus.

Invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819). Apparently he based it on the actual name Cerdic, the name of the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th century. The meaning of Cerdic is uncertain, but it does not appear to be Old English in origin. It could be connected to the Brythonic name Caratacos. The name was also used by Frances Hodgson Burnett for the main character in her novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886).

French form of Cedric.

Derived from the Slavic elements chedo meaning “child” and miru meaning “peace, world”.

From the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κέδρος (kedros).

Polish form of Cecilia.

English form of Cecilia. This was the usual English form during the Middle Ages.

Spanish and Italian form of Caecilius (see Cecilia).

Portuguese form of Caecilius (see Cecilia).

Slovene, Croatian and Sorbian form of Cecilia.