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Chester

name
/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/US/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/UK

Etymology

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”). Doublet of Caister and castrum. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

  1. derived from castrum
  2. inherited from Ċeaster
  3. inherited from Chestre

Definitions

  1. A placename.

  2. An English habitational surname from Old English.

  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A child molester.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA