Chess - name meaning and 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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Chess. Compare Chess with related baby names.