# Chesney

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,080

## Definitions
1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”).

## Easily confused with
- **Chester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chesney-vs-chester)
- **chimney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chesney-vs-chimney)
- **chested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chesney-vs-chested)
- **chutney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chesney-vs-chutney)
- **Cheney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheney-vs-chesney)
- **Chaney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaney-vs-chesney)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cchesney`, `cehsney`, `chensey`, `cheseny`, `chesneyy`, `chesnney`, `chesnye`, `chessney`, `chhesney`, `chseney`, `hcesney`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chesney