Caesar

Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkae̯.sar/ (Latin) /ˈsi.zəɹ/ (American English) /ˈsiː.zə/ (British English) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

From a Roman cognomen that possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair" [2] . Julius Caesar and his adopted son Julius Caesar Octavianus (commonly known as Augustus) were both rulers of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC. Caesar was used as a title by the emperors that came after them.

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Other Languages & CulturesCesar (Filipino) César (French) Cesare, Cesarino (Italian) Cezary, Czarek (Polish) César (Portuguese) Cézar, Cezar (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Cezar (Romanian) César, Cesar (Spanish)
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  1. Kajanto, Iiro. The Latin Cognomina. Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, 1982, page 178.
  2. Lewis, Charlton T. and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary, entry caesaries, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dcaesaries.

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