Cedar

SEE-der; SEE-duh

English and French from Latin tree name

"cedar tree"

Cedar Origin and Meaning

The name Cedar is a girl's name meaning "cedar tree".

A fresh and fragrant nature name, Cedar is one of the new tree/wood names that parents are starting to consider. A unisex option, for every one girl called Cedar, there are currently two boys. Nevertheless, its similarity to Selah, Celia, Freda, Sailor, and Ida could mean it doesn't feel out of place on any gender.

In the Bible the cedar is mentioned in Psalm 92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon." The Lebanon 
Cedar was used to build King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem, and there are now several hospitals called Cedars of Lebanon, plus a U2 song by that name.

Cedar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 5434 on Nameberry

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Cedar in Pop Culture

• Cedar material for chests (Ezekiel 27:24)
• Cedar Leiter Felix Leiter's daughter in For Special Services
• Cedar Wood daughter of Pinocchio in "Ever After High"