Is this your first thought when the name [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] is suggested.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it will matter in 5 years time?
Cedric [name_m]Diggory[/name_m] does come to mind, but not immediately. And I consider it a positive association, so it doesn’t bother me.
I think [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] will still be popular in 5 years, but I don’t think that the [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] association is or will be overwhelming.
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My first thought was sorcerer [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] from Sofia the First, actually! I don’t think the [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] association is too strong 
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[name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was “[name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]”, however, I also think of other [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]'s, so I don’t think it will matter in 5 or so years.
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I absolutely love the name [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]. I do associate it somewhat with [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m], but that doesn’t feel like a problem; [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] [name_m]Diggory[/name_m] is a good character. I also don’t think it’s a very strong association. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] feels chivalrous and gentle and friendly!
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I don’t think it’s too tied to [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]! I know a lovely little [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] myself, and he doesn’t have problems with the association.
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I feel like it’s not particularly a bad association, [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] [name_m]Diggory[/name_m] was a selfless character in my opinion.
But I don’t want people to just say… Oh [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] like from [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]. The name has a lot of history and I think the HP reference is doing the actual name an injustice.
I totally echo @almostactually
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I actually think of Little [name_m]Lord[/name_m] Fauntleroy first; his name is [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]. I think the character has more of a “sissy” connotation than he deserves, but I also think the [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] association is stronger. Whether it’s strong enough to garner many comments, I don’t know, but I agree with others that 5 years likely won’t make much difference.
I do like the name. I also think of Ivanhoe, which is one of the first places it was used, at least in print, correct?
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Yes. They actually think that the author came across the name Cerdic and she or the publishers misspelled the name and it changed to [name_m]Cedric[/name_m].
Cerdic, taken from the Latin Cerdicus. Cerdic being the Leader of the Anglo-[name_u]Saxon[/name_u] settlement of [name_u]Britain[/name_u], being the founder and first king of [name_u]Saxon[/name_u] Wessex, reigning from 519 to 534 AD. Subsequent kings of Wessex were each claimed by the Chronicle to descend in some manner from Cerdic.
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I do think of [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] [name_m]Diggory[/name_m] but it’s not an overwhelming association. It’s not a bad association either.
If I met a baby [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] I don’t think my mind would go there first and I definitely wouldn’t assume the parents named him after the character.
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No, I don’t think of [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]
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I think of [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] as a vintage name first
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I’m going to disagree - before [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] was around, there was [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] the Entertainer. He was actually what came to mind first for me. He’s still active in TV, etc. I don’t find the name [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] to be unusable or too closely associated with [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]. I would only say that’s the case if the name seemed more exclusive to the series (wasn’t really a name people heard of before then) - [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f] or [name_m]Hagrid[/name_m], for examples.
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Nothing not to like about [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] [name_m]Diggory[/name_m] 
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Yes. I don’t know any other Cedrics. I’m not sure it matters now unless your last name happens to sound like [name_m]Diggory[/name_m] then it might need some time.
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I do think of [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] but I feel [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] can stand apart from that
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An acquaintance of mine recently named her baby [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]! I’ll admit my first thought was, “…[name_m]Diggory[/name_m]?” However, over the course of about an hour I went from wondering why she chose such a Harry [name_m]Potter[/name_m] name to realizing what a brilliant choice it was and totally falling in love with it. It’s now one of my favorite boy names!
All that to say, yes, I believe the association will automatically spring to mind for a lot of people. But! That does not mean it is unusable or won’t be well received. A name becomes the person it is given to, and all other associations fade until it is simply seen as their name.
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It comes to mind, but I am a big [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] fan. I still like it though!
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Kind of but that’s not a bad thing as I loved the character - both in the book and the films. I’ve got two Cedrics in my family actually and surprisingly I don’t immediately think HP when I say their name, the reference is sometimes just an afterthought to be honest.
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