Chester

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Chester is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including the 21st U.S. president, Chester A. Arthur.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chester canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English masculine given name ⓘ
given name ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Latin place names ending in -chester ⓘ
canBeShortFor Chesterfield ⓘ
derivedFrom Chester (place name) ⓘ
etymologyContains Latin castra (meaning "camp" or "fort") ⓘ
gender masculine ⓘ
hasDiminutive Chess ⓘ
Chet ⓘ
hasMeaningRelatedTo fort ⓘ
walled town ⓘ
hasNameDayTradition no widely established name day ⓘ
hasNotableBearer Chester A. Arthur ⓘ
Chester Alan Arthur ⓘ
linked to: Chester A. Arthur

Chester Bennington ⓘ
Chester Brown ⓘ
Chester Burnett ⓘ
Chester Carlson ⓘ
Chester Gould ⓘ
Chester Himes ⓘ
Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ
Chet Atkins ⓘ
hasOrigin England ⓘ
hasToponymicOrigin yes ⓘ
hasVariant Ches ⓘ
Chet ⓘ
isAlso English surname ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
nameCategory English masculine given names ⓘ
Masculine given names ⓘ
popularityTrend more common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the U.S. ⓘ
usedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
usedInCountry Canada ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chester A. Arthur → givenName → Chester ⓘ
subject linked to: Arthur
Chester Bennington → givenName → Chester ⓘ