Chester (given name)

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Chester is a masculine given name of English origins with Latin roots. It comes from the word "castrum", which means fort or encampment.

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  1. "Vegas Child Rapist Gets 140-Year Sentence - Las Vegas News Story - KVVU Las Vegas". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30.