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Chess.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname.

  2. A river in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, England, which joins the Colne at Rickmansworth.

Where this word comes from

The river name is a back-formation from Chesham, a town at the head of the river.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.