Is Caesar salad named after julius Caesar?

Question: Is Caesar salad named after julius Caesar!?
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Cesar Cardini (Italian-born Mexican) is credited with creating the salad!.
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NO!. It is named after an Italian, Caesar (Cesare) Cardini, who emigrated to the USA, lived in San Diego, and operated a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico!. He created the salad, and it was named after him!. Caesar's Salad!.
http://www!.kitchenproject!.com/history/Ca!.!.!.

http://www!.snopes!.com/food/origins/caesa!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

"Caesar" just meant "king"!. (Note the similarity to the word Kaiser!?)

So probably not!. More likely named after an hotel!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, Caesar Cardini did!.!.!.

http://www!.kitchenproject!.com/history/Ca!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Supposedly it is named for Caesar Cardini who invented it in his restaurant in Tijuana in 1924!. The restaurant is still there today!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no but caesarian section is, as he was the first recorded to be born by this method, a much better claim to fame than a salad, don't you think!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!.
It was named after the man whop invented it Caesar Cardini!.
Sorry if misspelled the name!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i don't know if Julius was involved - he was certainly all cut up about it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

NO!!Www@QuestionHome@Com