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maleChester - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Chester \ch(es)-ter\ is pronounced CHES-ter. It is of Old English and Latin origin, and its meaning is "camp of soldiers". Surname and place name from Roman Britain that became used as a given name. President Chester Arthur; newscaster Chet Huntley.

Chester has 3 variant forms: Chess, Cheston and Chet.

For more information, see also the related name Rochester.

Chester is a very popular 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 Chester. Click here to compare Chester with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Chester
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Chester

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