Chester name - Meaning of Chester

Chester name - Meaning of Chester

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
6
See Lucky Number 6 Meaning
Usage
English, Latin
Pronounced
CHES-tər
Chester Meaning
From a surname which originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. The name of the settlement came from Latin castrum "fortified place". Chester is an English name that is derived from the Old English term “ceaster” which meant “a Roman Camp”. The term ceaster in all probability comes from the Latin “castra legionum” which meant “a legionary camp”.

Chester Related Names
Diminutive: Chet

Chester Celebrities
Chester Adams - football player, Chester Bowles - politician, Chester Emerson - baseball player, Chester Morris - actor, Chester Willis - football player,


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