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Detric
How to Pronounce Detric
Pronounced DET-rik /ˈdɛt.rɪk/Medium
Meaning: Detric is a variant of Detrick, itself often linked to Cedric, a name Sir Walter Scott coined for Ivanhoe from the older Cerdic; the trimmed spelling keeps that literary heritage while reading as a modern American form.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Detric is a modern American spelling in the Detrick and Cedric family, streamlined to a brisk single syllable pair. It stayed rare, touching a small high around 1977.
Given to only about twenty boys a year at most, it appeared thinly into the twenty-first century. A boy named Detric at that peak would be in his late forties today. The clipped spelling gives a familiar name a sharper, more contemporary look.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Detric mean?
It is a variant of Detrick or Cedric, the latter coined by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe.
How do you pronounce Detric?
It is said DET-rik /ˈdɛt.rɪk/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Detric a boy or girl name?
Detric is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Detric?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies.