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.

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

Chester is being discussed in our message boards:

• Long list a names!! WDYT?
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C...Boys!
• Chaz
• A Duggarlike Game
• Cheaper By the Dozen

Read Nameberry blog posts about Chester:

• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE
• BREAKING THE HUNDRED-YEAR RULE