Chesterman

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English ċeaster →
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Meanings

proper nounChesterman (plural Chestermans)

plural Chestermans

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċeaster“city, town”
  2. EnglishChesterman

Perhaps from Old English ċeaster (“city, town”) + mann (“man”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near a Roman fort or a habitational surname for someone from any of various places called Chester.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

manchester
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APA

Chesterman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chesterman

MLA

“Chesterman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chesterman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chesterman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chesterman.

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