Meaning and Origin
What does the name Chester mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Alaska, U.S. says the name Chester is of English origin and means "Camp, fortress".
- A city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ceaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”).
- A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
- Any of a number of towns in the United States and Canada:
- A town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States.
- A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
- A ghost town in Merced County, California, United States.
- A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
- A town in Dodge County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana, United States.
- A tiny city in Howard County, Iowa, United States.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
- A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.
- A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.
- A small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana, United States.
- A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
- A town and village in Orange County, New York, United States.
- A town in Warren County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A city in Major County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota, United States.
- A town in Tyler County, Texas, United States.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
- A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.
- A city in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A village in Nova Scotia, United States.
- An English habitational surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Blend of child + molester
- (prison slang) A child molester.
Chester was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano and Middle English