Chester - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Chester \

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 common first name for men (#213 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#2151 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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