Boy · Probably Brittonic, used by Anglo-Saxons
Cerdic
Say it: CHER-dich
Meaning
Probably not Old English at all: most scholars derive it from a Brittonic name related to Welsh Ceredig. Online claims of an English meaning are unsupported.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 1977
- At its height in 1977, about 1 in 328,800 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Cerdic, founder of the West Saxon royal line
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Anglo-Saxon charters, chronicles and church records
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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