Chastain

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Chastain ← Old French chastaigne →
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Meanings

proper nounChastain (countable and uncountable, plural Chastains)

plural Chastains · alternative Chasteen · alternative Chestang

  1. countableuncountableA surname from French.

    The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.

    2016 August 31, “GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney”, in Industrial Scripts, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchchastaigne“chestnut”
  2. FrenchChastain
  3. EnglishChastain

Borrowed from French Chastain, derived from the Old French chastaigne (“chestnut”).

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APA

Chastain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chastain

MLA

“Chastain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chastain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chastain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chastain.

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