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Cedric

83 replies

mygreeneyedboy · 24/07/2015 15:27

Opinions? Will be A little brother for DS who has very traditional regal name: George/Edward/Henry/William etc.

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GrizzlebertGrumbledink · 25/07/2015 12:43

i like it OP. If you like it then ignore everyone else and don't ask for any more opinions

BothEndsBurning · 25/07/2015 12:41

"Why do you need the opinion of a bunch of random people who have no emotional investment in you or your baby?"

Because most of them will be direct and honest. They may point out something that you hadn't thought of, or were unaware of, which may change the way you feel about a name. You are less likely to get that IRL, because most people feel it is rude to criticise.

Mynd · 25/07/2015 12:39

I agree. But I think people do it a) because they want to practise saying the name in public, and a forum is as close as some dare go. And b) because they want people to say it's lovely.

I think Cedric is absolutely fine but I have relatives called Nigel, Norman, Gladys, Neville, Ernest, Brenda, Marlene and Percy. I clearly don't have great baby-naming genetics.

SirChenjin · 25/07/2015 12:26

If you ask a bunch of strangers in an internet forum for opinions rather than just deciding upon a name with your partner, then you can get very honest and frank reactions - esp. if the name is silly/v unusual (ie unpopular)/has fallen out of fashion.

It's one of those topics which I just cannot get my head around. Why do you need the opinion of a bunch of random people who have no emotional investment in you or your baby? It's v strange Confused

YouBastardSockBalls · 25/07/2015 12:23

Diggory.

That was my first thought.

SakuraSakura · 25/07/2015 12:22

Not a fan.

Mynd · 25/07/2015 12:16

Okay so I exaggerated slightly, but it does seem to me that some people on here respond quite harshly to names that are clearly liked by the OP. Comments along the lines of "Ghastly", and "How cruel", and "You have no taste". It gets quite personal and I think that, yes, we should respond with an opinion, but we don't have to be aggressive about it. It's only a name, and it's great that people want to use different ones to other people. There are ways to say you don't like a name that don't crush a hormonal woman and make her feel miserable.

Quite often, you see posts from 3 years ago slating some poor mother-to-be over a name, and now it's not only normal, it's popular.

For what it's worth, my name is weird. I've never met another. It alliterates with my surname. It's a shortened version of an equally unpopular name. I've been bullied for a lot of things, but never my name. And I know for a fact it's helped with my work as a freelancer, because I'm the only one on Google. Only saying this to show that having an unusual name isn't always the school / career death knell people say it is.

Sorry to hijack.

reuset · 24/07/2015 21:38

Cedric in France is a bit dated now. Middle-aged almost, the majority I've met. Heard of very few new babies named Cedric

reuset · 24/07/2015 21:34

It's a good solid name but I like it not. Cedric has brothers called Norbert, Cyril and Neville.

squoosh · 24/07/2015 21:28

Honestly, if it's not Toby or Xanthe, no one on MN wants to know.

That's not true at all.

BothEndsBurning · 24/07/2015 19:43

I quite like it, but the Cedrics I have met or know of are French and of my own age, so it's not an "old man" name to me. Same goes for Cyril.

luckiestgirlintheworld · 24/07/2015 19:33

I like it. (Assuming it's pronounced Sed-ric)

PrimalLass · 24/07/2015 19:08

*piss. Stupid prosecco typing.

PrimalLass · 24/07/2015 19:07

Also no to Cecil. Seriously, these were the names we took the puss out of when we were small. The wimps in the Beano etc.

PrimalLass · 24/07/2015 19:05

Awful, sorry. Don't do it.

learntoloveagain · 24/07/2015 19:03

Oh poor kid. When I saw the name in active I went Shock. It's a joke older man's name, like a pp said, 'wet.'

Mynd · 24/07/2015 18:59

It's lovely! And I'm stealing it for my list Smile. Honestly, if it's not Toby or Xanthe, no one on MN wants to know.

StaceyAndTracey · 24/07/2015 18:13

Another please don't do it

Give hims one of the others from George Henry Willliam Edward stable

Sophronia · 24/07/2015 18:10

I think it's not bad actually.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 24/07/2015 17:55

Terrible, like Wally or Cuthbert or Dennis.

Poor Cedric will be very envious of his brothers much nicer name, sorry op.

JakeyBurd · 24/07/2015 17:40

I like it with the Welsh pronunciation ked-ric, but not keen at all on sed-ric. Seems a bit 'wet' to me.

sweetpeame · 24/07/2015 16:18

Not crazy about it but it's better than a lot of the names suggested on here!!!

IsadoraQuagmire · 24/07/2015 15:55

I like it, but then I have a friend named Cedric (he's French) Also love Cedric in Nancy Mitford's "Love In A Cold Climate"

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mygreeneyedboy · 24/07/2015 15:45

I know a Cuthy/Cuthbert as actually.. But (and as well as the names Quaker mentioned) I've never seen Cedric belong to this group of names. Probably simply due to family links. If it's not Cedric will just pick another Regal name similar to DS1.
I think Cedric George sounds lovely, but still unsure by itself. Plus I prefer George. But it's so popular at the moment!

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MitzyLeFrouf · 24/07/2015 15:42

Please don't do it.