Cesar

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Cesar

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, French, Spanish
Etymology:
Cesar is an Spanish, French, and English form of the Latin name Caesarius, possibly meaning “Head of Hair.”

History:
Caesar, of course, was a Roman name belonging to the great Roman general and Emperor: Gaius Julius Caesar (101BC-44BC).
After his murder, Caesar’s nephew Octavius seized the throne and adopted the name Caesar as a kind of royal title. He called himself Augustus Caesar, or “Great King”(in fact, the German title Kaiser, and the Russian title Tsar, or Czar, come from the title “caesar”). Caesar soon was a title and not a personal name.
During the Renaissance, that “rebirth” of learning, medieval Europeans rediscovered the writings of ancient Greece and Rome. The names of the ancient Greeks and Romans were also rediscovered and revived, especially in Italy. Many young Italians were soon christened Cesare. The name spread outward to Spain (Cesaro), France (César), and Britain (Caesar).
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Pronunciation: see-zar.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
César Franck (1822-1890)
Belgian composer.
César Antonovich Cui (1835-1918)
Lithuanian composer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993)
American labor leader.

Scientists:
César Milstein (1927-)
Argentinean-born molecular biologist and immunologist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Cesar Romero (1907-1994)
American actor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.034 % named Cesar

Popularity of Cesar:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 750th most popular.
1940-1950: 606th most popular.
1950-1960: 546th most popular.
1960-1970: 467th most popular.
1970-1980: 286th most popular.
1980-1990: 244th most popular.
1990: 168th most popular.
1991: 175th most popular.
1992: 167th most popular.
1993: 159th most popular.
1994: 164th most popular.
1995: 170th most popular.
1996: 167th most popular.
1997: 182nd most popular.
1998: 170th most popular.
1999: 179th most popular.
2000: 169th most popular.
2001: 159th most popular.
2002: 161st most popular.
2003: 168th most popular.