Cedar
SEE-der; SEE-duh
English and French from Latin tree name
"cedar tree"
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Updated Tue Jul 01 2025
Cedar Origin and Meaning
The name Cedar is a boy's name of English origin meaning "cedar tree".
Cedar is, like Ash, Oak, Pine and Ebony, one of the new tree/wood names that parents are starting to consider; this one is particularly aromatic.
In the Bible the cedar is mentioned in Psalm 92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon." The Lebanon Cedar was used to build King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem, and there are now several hospitals called Cedars of Lebanon, plus a U2 song by that name.
A contemporary bearer of the name is the jazz pianist Cedar Walton, while Cedric and Cypress are similar options.
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