Chesney - Meaning of Chesney

What does Chesney mean?

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Chesney

[ 2 syll. (c)he-sney, ch-esn-ey ] The baby boy name Chesney is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is CH-EHZNiy- †. Chesney is derived from English origins. The name's meaning is one who promotes peace.

Chesnea, Chesneah, Chesnee, Chesni, Chesnie, and Chesny are variants of Chesney.

Chez (diminutive form) is another variant of Chesney.

See also the related category peace (quiet).

Chesney is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Chesney include Canna, Chacen, Chaecen, Chaesen, Chaicen, Chainey, Chaisen, Chaison, Chane, Chanee, Chani, Chanie, Chanin, Channa, Channin, Channyn, Chano, Chanon, Chanun, and Chany.

† English pronunciation for Chesney: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"