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Chesney

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Chesney
An oak grove
Language(s)Old French
Anglo-Norman French
Origin
Meaning"oak grove"
Region of originNorthwestern France, Center of France, United Kingdom

Chesney is an English surname or given name and a French surname[1] It is derived from Old French chesnaie ("oak grove").[2] The name first reached England following its conquest by the Normans in 1066, the modern French spelling of the common name is chênaie (pronounced the same way) "oak grove". Notable persons with the name include:

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As a given name:

As a nickname:

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