Given name & surname

Cæsar

“an emperor; having a full head of hair”

In English use, Cæsar has a related form in Caesar. One Latin interpretation is “an emperor; having a full head of hair.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Cæsar has a related form in Caesar. One Latin interpretation is “an emperor; having a full head of hair.”

Explained through its name family

Cæsar’s family of names

In English usage, Cæsar has a related form in Caesar. In French usage, Cæsar has a related form in César. In Middle French usage, Cæsar as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 凱撒.

Walk Cæsar’s family in the name graph

CæsarCaesarCésar凱撒

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Cæsar has relatives in 3 languages.

Chinese

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Cæsar

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Cæsar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Royal

Saagarr

“a king” · “one who is wise”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Kanvarr

“a young prince”

No U.S. birth series

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Indian · Royal

Kanvar

“a young prince”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Royal

Ämir

“commander, prince”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Royal

Arrt

“strong as a bear”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Balthasaar

“baal protect the king”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Belshazzar

“baal protect the king”

No U.S. birth series

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Royal

Astreed

“fair” · “beautiful”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Cæsar’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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