Cesar: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Hairy
Origin
Spanish (form of Caesar, ultimately Latin)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
SAY-sar

Cesar is a Spanish (form of Caesar, ultimately Latin) boy's name meaning “hairy”. It appears in our list of 130+ *Beautiful* Spanish Baby Names (with Meanings).

Meaning & Origin of Cesar

Meaning: Hairy.

Origin: Spanish (form of Caesar, ultimately Latin).

A common claim: Cesar/Caesar is said to mean 'hairy.' Actually: This is one of several competing ancient folk etymologies for Caesar (others include 'elephant slayer' and 'blue-grey eyed'); modern scholarship doesn't consider the true root definitively established.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cesar

SAY-sarIPA /ˈseɪsɑːr/

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