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Owen or Chester?

61 replies

Olivia918 · 05/07/2022 11:01

Stuck on these two names, I love both Owen was the first name I was going to pick, I also love Chester, which of the two do you prefer?

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CambsAlways · 13/07/2022 10:12

Owen everytime, Chester is my friends dogs name

MooseBreath · 13/07/2022 10:09

Owen.

But that could be because I'm not British, and in North America, Chester is a fairly silly name. Like Trevor in the UK.

babyjellyfish · 13/07/2022 09:26

Owen. Lovely name with a long history.

Chester doesn't sound like a proper name and makes me think "Chester Draws" in a cockney accent.

Jemimapinotduck · 12/07/2022 21:43

Chester is beautiful...the city that is, have never understood why people use it as a name 🤷🏻‍♀️ it's awful

EdgeOfACoin · 09/07/2022 12:50

I really like Chester.

tararabumdeay · 07/07/2022 22:34

Owen! Chester is not a boy's name. It's a small city on a mainline railway with ambitions of parking charges comparable to London.

FirstFallopians · 07/07/2022 22:30

Owen is better by about a million miles.

Chester is bloody dreadful.

italiangirl87 · 07/07/2022 22:22

LOVE the name Chester!!

YourWinter · 07/07/2022 22:20

Owen. Chester was a chunky horse I knew.

Amdone123 · 07/07/2022 22:18

Owen, definitely.

Titsflyingsouth · 07/07/2022 22:13

I have an Owen - lovely name.

I know 2 canine Chesters however...

bambi1132 · 07/07/2022 19:58

Owen over Chester. Chester is a city and there's SO many dogs called Chester

knackeredagain · 07/07/2022 19:50

Owen. Chester makes me think of Chester Bonnington which is a sad association.

Fivebeanchilli · 07/07/2022 19:44

Owen

SummerPuddings · 06/07/2022 05:48

I'm not keen on either.
How about Oscar?

DramaAlpaca · 06/07/2022 00:13

Owen for definite

Luredbyapomegranate · 06/07/2022 00:11

Owen is nice

Chester is pretty daft

TreePoser · 05/07/2022 21:28

Owen

Chester has a labrador vibe.

1000Pieces · 05/07/2022 21:25

MrsIronfoundersson · 05/07/2022 21:16

Every Owen I've ever met has been utterly gorgeous.

I have not met Little Owen Jones though.

Haha. I was going to ask you a question after reading your first sentence but you answered it in your second 😉he's ruined it for me.

I've known a lot of Owens but I did live in Wales for a while. It's OK but very blah as a name.

Chester is just silly.

I don't really get a sense of what sort of names you like from those two, but have you considered:
David
Aaron
Robert
Edward
Rhys
Ellis
Thomas
Stanley
Samuel
Vincent

MrsIronfoundersson · 05/07/2022 21:16

Every Owen I've ever met has been utterly gorgeous.

I have not met Little Owen Jones though.

SirChenjins · 05/07/2022 21:14

Owen definitely. Chester is a dog, town or someone from a 1980s American film for teens

Derrymum123 · 05/07/2022 21:02

Owen by a country mile.

bruce43mydog · 05/07/2022 20:58

Owen from me!

Spohn · 05/07/2022 20:58

Meh. Owen. Do you pronounce it Chester in your accent, or Chestah?

NoHeavenNoMore · 05/07/2022 20:55

Hate the name Chester. Even tho I used to live there and love the place!! Owen is lovely