At a Glance: Name: Cesar – 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
Phonetic: SAY-sar IPA: /ˈseɪsɑːr/
Popularity of Cesar
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1915–2024.
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