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Meaning

The name Chester has the following meaning:

From the camp of the soldiers. "Soldier's camp". Place name in Britain.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Pronunciation

The name Chester is pronounced as chess-tur

Origins

Chester originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Chester and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Chester: Boys - Florian, Lum, Octavio, Girls - Araceli, Emily, Felicia, Karly, Marcia, Myra, Norma, Both genders - Cecil, Patricia

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Chester: Caster, Castor, Chesley, Chess, Chestar, Chestir, Cheston, Chestor, Chestur, Chestyr, Chet (English)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Chester are: Chet

Style

We think the name Chester should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Chester to be: An intelligent chap

In one word, you might describe Chester as a(n) "intelligent" person.

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Popularity

As a baby boy name, Chester is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Chester in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Chester (or its variants) are:

Chester Bowles, born on 5 April, a famous diplomat . Chester Bowles's background: A liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut.

Chester Gould, born on 20 November, a famous media personality . Chester Gould's background: The cartoonist was the creator of Dick Tracy, the comic strip. He was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma. He joined the Chicago Tribune as Cartoonist in 1931, and he wrote and drew the comic strip for 46 years.

Chester Allen Arthur, born on 5 October, a famous politician . Chester Allen Arthur's background: He was the 21st US President from 1881 until 1885. He was born in Fairfield, Vermount. The Republican was very popular with the people and known for his smart appearance, which earned him the nickname the Gentleman Boss.
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