Cedric
SED-rik
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Meaning: Kindly, loved, bounty
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Alan
Boy · Celtic · Short name
- Meaning
- Handsome, cheerful, little rock
- Pronunciation
- AL-un
- Origin
- Celtic
- Popularity
- Common in United States (2023)
Meaning varies between reference sources.
From Breton and Celtic; meaning debated, often handsome or cheerful.
Popularity: US SSA, 2023
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Languages in use: Breton, Celtic, English
Commonly used in: United States, United Kingdom, France
Alternate spellings
AllanEnglish / Scottish
Variant spelling.
AllenEnglish
Variant spelling.
Cultural associations
People who share this name. These are context, not the origin of the name.
Alan Turing
1912–1954
English mathematician, a father of computer science.
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