Chesney
Chesney is a surname or given name of French origin.[1] The name first reached England following its conquest by the Normans in 1066. Notable persons with the name include:
As a surname:
- Charles Cornwallis Chesney, soldier and military writer
- Dennis K. Chesney, astronomer
- Francis Rawdon Chesney, explorer
- Sir George Tomkyns Chesney, soldier and MP
- Kenny Chesney, country music singer
- Marion Chesney, novelist
- Sir Francis Chesney and his son Jack, characters in Charley's Aunt
As a given name:
- Chesney Allen, British entertainer
- Chesney Hawkes, British pop singer
- Chesney Battersby-Brown, a character on Coronation Street
- Chesney Snow, American stage actor, musician and beat-boxer
- Chet Baker, American musician, born Chesney Henry Baker, Jr.
As a nickname:
- Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish goalkeeper, given because of his surname
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