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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Chester
Latin and Old English
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Usage of the Name Chester
English
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Meaning of the Name Chester
The name Chester comes from a surname belonging to a person from Chester (Chester was an ancient Roman city dating back nearly two millennia to AD 79),
so called from an Old English form of the Latin word "castra" meaning "legionary camp".
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Chester A. Arthur (1829 - 1886), the 21st president of the United States;
Chester Nimitz (1885 - 1966), an American admiral;
Chester Bennington (born 1976), an American musician and the lead vocalist in the band Linkin Park.
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