Chester.
A placename.
Meaning & usage
A placename. A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
A placename. A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A placename. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Merced County, California.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Dodge County, Georgia.
A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.
A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A minor city in Howard County, Iowa.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A township and borough therein, in Morris County, New Jersey.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town and village in Orange County, New York.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Warren County, New York.
A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina.
A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Tyler County, Texas.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A city in Hancock County, West Virginia.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
A placename. A locale in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Chester Township.
A placename. Ellipsis of Chester County.
An English habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster (“a town or city, especially a Roman one”). The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.
A child molester.
Where this word comes from
Blend of child + molester.
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