Chesney

Meaning

Proper Noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Old Northern French *quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish cassanos ("oak").

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