At a Glance: Name: Ceres – Meaning: Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest; the name's root sense is "to grow, to nourish," not literally "grain" – Origin: Latin – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SEER-eez
Ceres is a Latin unisex name meaning “Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest; the name's root sense is "to grow, to nourish," not literally "grain"”. It appears in 6 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Ceres
Meaning: Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest; the name's root sense is "to grow, to nourish," not literally "grain".
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: Roman grain/harvest goddess, said to mean "grain." Actually: The literal root means "to grow/nourish," not "grain" itself — grain is what she presided over, not a direct translation of her name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ceres
Phonetic: SEER-eez IPA: /ˈsɪəriːz/
Popularity of Ceres
Ceres doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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