The baby name Chesna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHESS-nuh (IPA: /ˈtʃɛs.nə/).
Chesna is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Chesna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHESS-nuh (IPA: /ˈtʃɛs.nə/).
Chesna is Slavic in Origin.
Chesna is a rare feminine given name with Slavic roots. Its form mirrors the Czech and Slovak feminine adjective čestná and the Russian chestnaya, both meaning honorable or honest, all from Proto‑Slavic čestь, “honor, esteem.” The streamlined English spelling likely arose through transliteration and simplification, yielding a virtue-leaning name parallel to Honor or Verity while retaining a distinctly Slavic sound.
As a given name, Chesna is scarcely found in historic parish registers, appearing more noticeably in late 20th‑ and early 21st‑century usage in English‑speaking countries and within the diaspora. Documented and plausible variants include Česna, Czesna (Polish orthography), Chestna (reflecting Russian pronunciation), and the rarer Cesna. Related names built on the same root are Czesława/Czesław and Čestmír. Parents are drawn to Chesna for its concise form and upright meaning: honest, honorable, worthy of respect.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| United States | Girls | 2003 | #884 | 5 | 9,630 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,120 | 22 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Chesna is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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