"Chesney" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Chesneys [plural], Chainey [alternative], Chaney [alternative], Cheeney [alternative], Cheney [alternative], Cheyne [alternative], Cheyney [alternative]
Etymology: From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{cog|fr|chênaie}} French chênaie, {{der|en|la-vul|*cassanus}} Vulgar Latin *cassanus, {{der|en|cel-gau|kassanos||oak}} Gaulish kassanos (“oak”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    Sense id: en-Chesney-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chesney Vale

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Cheeney",
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