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NamesCed

Ced

Boy Name day: January 7 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

January 7

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

Ced is celebrated in France and the United States on January 7.

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, January 7.

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?

January 7, 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. Peggy94%
  2. Marjorie94%
  3. Cathy92%
  4. Sally92%
  5. Kathy92%
  6. Thelma92%
  7. Rita90%
  8. Brianna90%
  9. Haley90%
  10. Rhonda88%

Love potential for Ced

Bottom 10

  1. Barbara47%
  2. Marilyn47%
  3. Melody47%
  4. Annie49%
  5. Anna49%
  6. Hannah49%
  7. Anne49%
  8. Ann49%
  9. Jennie51%
  10. Jane51%

Professional potential for Ced

Crush potential for Ced

Bottom 10

  1. Connie42%
  2. Ruth42%
  3. Agnes42%
  4. Martha42%
  5. Roberta42%
  6. Norma42%
  7. Barbara42%
  8. Constance42%
  9. Andrea42%
  10. Anna45%
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