Chess

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A river in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, England, which joins the Colne at Rickmansworth.

Etymology

The river name is a back-formation from Chesham, a town at the head of the river.

Cherry · A female given name from English, a pet form of Charity, also…Cheryl · A female given name originating as a coinage.chess · A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen…

Chess · A surname.

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