CHESTER  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "fortress, walled town,"

Comfortable, little-used teddy-bear of a name that suddenly sounds both quirky and cuddly; chosen by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson for their son.

Nicknames & Variations:
Cheston, Chesley, Chesleigh, Casterm, Chet, Castor, Chess, Caster, Castor, Chesleigh, Chesley, Chess, Cheston, Chet

Chester is being discussed in our message boards:

• Intitals Baby Name Game!!
• If you had twins...
• K or C names anyone?
• Place Names
• Build A Name From My Viking Ancestors

Read Nameberry blog posts about Chester:

• SIBLING NAMES: Don't Commit Before You Read This!
• 1910 BABY NAMES: Testing the 100-year rule
• COLONIAL NAMES: Great Names from American History
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again