Chess - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Chess \ch(e)-ss\ is a variant of Chester (Old English, Latin), and the meaning of Chess is "camp of soldiers".

The baby name Chess sounds like Chas and Chase. Other similar baby names are Cass, Chaps, Che, Chesly, Chesny, Cheny, Chet, Chevy, Chris, Chriss and Jess.

Chess is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#12250 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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