Chess - Meaning of Chess

What does Chess mean?

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Chess

[ 1 syll. (c)hes(s), ch-e-ss ] The baby boy name Chess is pronounced as CHEHS †. The origin of Chess is Old English. Chess is a variant transcription of the name Chester (English).

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Chess is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Chess include Chaece, Ches (English), Chace, Chae (English), Chaese, Chag (Indian), Chaice, Chak, Chao, Chas (English), Chass, Chasse, Chau (Vietnamese), Chay (English), Chayce, Chayse, Chaz (English), Chazz (English), Che (Spanish), and Cheche (Spanish).

† English pronunciation for Chess: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"