Etymology

cheyne

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old French chesne
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  1. Old French · derived fromchesne“oak”
  2. English todayCheyne

Of Anglo-Norman origin, ultimately from Old French chesne (“oak”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.