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Chester

A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Chester at a glance

Origin
English
Root meaning
“a town or city, especially a Roman one”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/, /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/

Etymology

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster (“a town or city, especially a Roman one”). The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Chester mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname. Its root means "a town or city, especially a Roman one".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).