Chester

Chester \(c)hes-ter, ch-est-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Chester is pronounced CH-S-T-er ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Chester: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"

What is the origin of Chester?

Chester's origin is Old English and English, and its use, English. Old English origin: The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from an English place name found in the city of Chester in Cheshire. The place name is from the Latin castra ('fort, soldier's camp') in reference to a fort or soldier's camp built by the Romans when they conquered Britain. The name was first adopted by English speakers at the end of 19th century. In addition, Chester is a short form of name Rochester (English).

Variation transcriptions of Chester include short names for Ches (English), name Cheslav meaning (Russian), Chess name popularity, Chestar meaning of name, what does the name Chestere mean, short names for Chestir, Cheston meaning (English), Chestor definition, Chestur meaning and origin, and baby name Chestyr. Chet pronounciation (English short form) is another variant of Chester.

The following famous people share the name Chester:

• Guitarist Chet Atkins, born Chester Burton Atkins, 20 June 1924 - 30 June 2001, Luttrell, Tennessee
• Sailor Chester W
• Nimitz, born 24 February 1885, Fredericksburg, Texas
• US President Chester Arthur, born 5 October 1830 - 18 November 1886, Fairfield, Vermont
• US President Chester A
• Arthur, born October 5, 1829 - November 18, 1886, Fairfield, Vermont.

List of baby names that sound like Chester:

Chestar name, Chestere name popularity, name Chestir, name Chestor meaning, Chestur name popularity, meaning of Chestyr, Chitra pronounciation (Indian), short names for Citra (Indian), baby name Tewdor (German), and Tewdwr meaning of name (Welsh).

The baby name Chester fun facts:

The name Chester in reverse order is "Retsehc".

The numerological value of the name Chester is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Chester?

Chester is not in the top boy names in USA.