Chet

Diminutive of Chester
"fortress, walled town"

Chet Origin and Meaning

The name Chet is a boy's name of English origin meaning "fortress, walled town".

Chet is an old-fashioned short form that, ala Ned and Joe, is starting to sound cool again.

# 962 in the US

Chet Rank in US Top 1000

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Chet Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

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Famous People Named Chet

  • Chet Faker
    stage name of Nicholas James Murphy, Australian musician
  • Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker
    American Jazz musician
  • Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins
    American country music guitarist
  • Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley
    American newscaster
  • Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards
    U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Chester Marlon "Chet" Hanks
    American actor and rapper, son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
  • Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte
    American TV director
  • James Chester "Chet" Brandenburg
    American actor
  • Chester Earl "Chet" Lemon
    American baseball player
  • Chester Raymond "Chet" Nichols Sr. and Jr.
    American baseball player
  • Chester Andrew "Chet" Jastremski
    American swimmer
  • Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield
    U.S. Congressman from California

The name Chet in Pop Culture

  • Chett
    former man of the Nights Watch in the Game of Thrones/Song of Ice and Fire series.
  • Chet Hunter
    a character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
  • Chet Ubetcha
    news anchor on "Fairly OddParents"
  • Chet
    character on TV's "Bob's Burgers"
  • Chet Frank
    from movie "Redbelt"
  • Chet
    character in TV's "Hollywood Residential"
  • Chet Waters
    character in "From the Files of Madison Finn" by Laura Dower
  • Chet Marcus
    character on TV's "Best Friends Whenever"
  • Chet Donnelly
    from movie "Weird Science"
  • Chet Wilton
    character on TV’s “UnREAL”

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