English word origin

Etymology of Cedar

Probably a variant of Ceder.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname.

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Probably a variant of Ceder.

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Source etymology 3

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name

A ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona. · An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana. · An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa. · A city in Smith County, Kansas.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.

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