Ceres
SEER-eez or KEH-ress
Roman
"nourishment"Share
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
Ceres Origin and Meaning
The name Ceres is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "nourishment".
Little known name of the goddess of the harvest — her name literally means nourishment, and is the origin of the word cereal. A possibility for the parent seeking something original, but with the aura of Roman myth. Her Greek counterpart is Demeter.
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