Caesar

Latin

"cut"

Caesar Origin and Meaning

The name Caesar is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "cut".

Caesar, the name of the greatest Roman of them all, is rarely used outside Latino families, where the Cesar spelling is preferred —as in activist Chavez and Dog Whisperer Millan. Its original meaning is debated — either "long-haired", "blue-gray" (as in eyes), or "cut" (because Julius Caesar was supposedly born by cesarian section) — it came to be the title to denote all Roman emperors and it is from the name Caesar that many other European royal titles are derived, including Kaiser and Tsar.

In antebellum America, Caesar became a common name among enslaved people, along with such other classical appellations as Cato and Octavius.

Caesar Rank in US Top 1000

# 999 in the US

Caesar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1880 on Nameberry

Caesar Popularity

• 1880 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Caesar

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Famous People Named Caesar

• Gaius Julius Caesar Roman emperor
• August Caesar (born Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus) Roman emperor
• Caesar duc de Choiseul, Marshal of France
• Caesar Cardini Italian,American restaurateur; inventor of the Caesar salad
• Caesar Li (Mao) Chinese singer of Mandopop boy band Top Combine
• Caesar Rodney signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
• Caesar Takeshi (born Tomofumi Murata) Japanese kickboxer
• Bernard Caesar Einstein Swiss,American physicist, grandson of Albert Einstein

Caesar in Pop Culture

• Caesar Flickerman character in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
• Caesar from 'Fallout: New Vegas'
• Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki
• Caesar Salazar character from Generator Rex animated series created by Man of Action