Cesar
| Cesar / César / Cèsar | |
|---|---|
|
Julius Caesar | |
| Pronunciation |
Spanish: [ˈθesaɾ] American Spanish: [ˈsesaɾ] European Portuguese: [ˈsɛzɐɾ] Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɛzɐʁ] French: [seˈzaʁ] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and French |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin: Caesar |
| Meaning | Great leader, Emperor |
| Region of origin | Roman Empire, Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | César, Caesar, Cèsar, Zésar, Cesare |
César (Portuguese), César (Spanish and French) and Cèsar (Catalan) are variant forms of the name Caesar, and may refer to:
People
- César Baldaccini, French sculptor
- Carlos César, Portuguese Politician
- Cesar Chavez, American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist
- César Franck, Belgian classical organist and composer
- César Keiser (1925-2007), Swiss artist
- Cesar Millan, Mexican American dog trainer
- César Milstein, Argentinian biochemist
- Cesar Romero, American actor
- Boštjan Cesar, Slovenian Football player
Places
Colombia
- Cesar Department, an administrative division in the Caribbean Coast Region
- Cesar River, a river within the Magdalena Basin, which separates the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta from the mountain ranges of the Serrania del Perija
Portugal
- Cesar (Oliveira de Azeméis), a civil parish in the Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality
- Cesar, Portugal
Philippines
- P 1 Barangay Casoon, Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province
Arts, entertainment, and media
- César (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
- César (play), a play by Marcel Pagnol
- César Award, a French film awards
Other uses
- César (grape), an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy that makes dark, tannic wines softened by blending with Pinot Noir and sometimes by carbonic maceration; it was popular in the 19th century, but it has now been largely replaced by Pinot Noir
- Cesar, a brand of dog food manufactured by Mars, Incorporated
- French ship César (1768), ship of the line, destroyed 1782
- Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems or C.E.S.A.R, in Brazil
See also
- Julio Cesar (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with "Cesar"
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