"Chesney" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Chesneys [plural]
Etymology: From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish cassanos (“oak”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{cog|fr|chênaie}} French chênaie, {{der|en|VL.|*cassanus}} Vulgar Latin *cassanus, {{der|en|cel-gau|cassanos||oak}} Gaulish cassanos (“oak”) Head templates: {{en-prop|Chesneys}} Chesney (plural Chesneys)
  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
    Sense id: en-Chesney-en-name-pNzM6Y1h Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Chesney-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Chainey, Chaney, Cheeney, Cheney, Cheyne, Cheyney

Inflected forms

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