Cedar
Cedar is a baby name of English origin, meaning The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
What Cedar means
The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
Cedar sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Cedar comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Cedar is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Cedar?
You will not find Cedar in the top 100 baby names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Cedar
Cedar spans the natural world and strength, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Cedar
These share Cedar's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Colt — A young, spirited horse.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Drake — Dragon.
- Hart — A strong stag.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
- Conor — Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
- Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
- Borys — Wolf; a fighter.
- Bruno — Brown; a bear.
- Darragh — Oak tree.
- Orson — Bear cub.
More English names
- Carter — One who transports goods.
- Cherish — To hold dear.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Chicago — From the windy city; place of wild onion.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Clayton — Town by the clay.
- Bryony — To sprout; a climbing vine.
- Clover — The lucky meadow clover.
- Brooklyn — From the borough; broken land.
- Colt — A young, spirited horse.