Cedar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cedar

What is the meaning of the name Cedar ?

The baby name Cedar is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsiːdər/ (SEE-dər).

Cedar is English in Origin.

Cedar is an English nature-name drawn from the tree, via Old French cèdre and Latin cedrus from Greek kedros; cognates include Hebrew ’erez and Arabic arz, famed in the “cedars of Lebanon.” As a given name it appears sporadically in English records from the late 1800s alongside botanical choices, then sees a modern unisex revival in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, remaining uncommon but steadily used across the Anglosphere.

The name signifies the aromatic evergreen conifer, long associated with strength, longevity, and incorruptibility; cedar wood’s use in temples, ships, and incense lends connotations of protection and purification. Cultural touchstones range from the building of Solomon’s Temple to the ceremonial importance of Western Red Cedar among Pacific Northwest peoples. Rarer variants and related forms include Cedra (feminine), Cedrina, and Cedro; nicknames may be Ced or Cece.