Cedar

/K-EH-D-AA-R/

Unisex ChristianAtheist English origin AmericanBritish

The cedar tree — Cedar names a child after the towering evergreen of mountain forests, sacred across Native American, Lebanese, and many world traditions. A modern American unisex favorite.

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Meaning & origin

Cedar is a unisex's name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "The cedar tree — Cedar names a child after the towering evergreen of mountain forests, sacred across Native American, Lebanese, and many world traditions. A modern American unisex favorite." and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Cedar is also used in Atheist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among American, British families, Cedar carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Cedar

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Cedar resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
22
the master builder — grand vision made real
Chaldean
6
nurturing and family devotion

How Cedar sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Cedar breaks down into 5 phonemes: /K-EH-D-AA-R/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Cedar

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Cedar maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 22) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Cedar flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Nature
Cedar belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Christian
As a Christian name, Cedar carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Cedar is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Cedar

If Cedar resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Christian unisex names, common in American families

Luca
Light-giving, the Italian form that crosses gender boundaries with effortless Mediterranean grace — Luca is Luke softened by Italian vowels into a name equally at home on a son or a daughter. It carries the warmth of southern European sunshine, the artistic heritage of a culture that elevated beauty to a moral principle, and the international ease of a name that needs no translation
Riley
A major American cross-gender favorite with very strong current household normalization
Nico
Victory of the people, compressed into a name as quick and bright as a struck match — Nico is the pan-European short form of Nicholas and Nicole, carrying the Greek concept of popular triumph in two vivid syllables. It sounds at home in Rome, Amsterdam, and Buenos Aires, a name that belongs to no single country because it belongs to the spirit of celebration itself
Skylar
From Dutch 'Schuyler' (scholar, shelter). American adaptation. Used for all genders since 1990s

Sharing the same meaning

Other Christian unisex names from the Nature cluster

Jordan
The descending river, the sacred waters in which Jesus was baptised
Morgan
Sea-born, great circle, one who belongs to the ocean's edge — Morgan descends from Old Welsh roots meaning sea and bright, naming a child as a creature of coastal light and tidal rhythm.
Rowan
The rowan tree, the sacred protector whose red berries ward off enchantment

Names that sound similar

Christian unisex names that open with the same syllables as Cedar

Kendall
Valley of the River Kent, from Old English. A Cumbrian place name with quiet river-valley beauty
Kehinde
The second twin who arrives last and comes after
Ceri
Love — a unisex Welsh name, the short form of Cerys (love) or Ceridwen (fair and blessed). The Welsh river Ceri runs through Ceredigion, a county named for the legendary king Ceredig. A tender, melodic Welsh name distilling affection into a single soft syllable, equally given to daughters and sons.

Common questions about Cedar

What does the name Cedar mean?

Cedar means "The cedar tree — Cedar names a child after the towering evergreen of mountain forests, sacred across Native American, Lebanese, and many world traditions. A modern American unisex favorite.." It is a unisex name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families.

Is Cedar a boy or girl name?

Cedar is a unisex name, used for any gender.

What is the origin of the name Cedar?

Cedar is of English origin, used in Christian, Atheist traditions, commonly among American, British families.

What is the numerology of Cedar?

Cedar has a Pythagorean destiny number of 22 — the master builder — grand vision made real.

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