Honest opinions

[Ebrill]

Chester?

I like it!

My dog is called Chester Bennington 🙈

@noitsachicken we know!

There's a little boy in my sons toddler group called Chester. I don't really think anything when I hear it, so although people are saying it's a dogs name etc, I don't think they would actually think that when they hear you calling him it. If you love it, use it!

At all depends on your surname..I can't imagine a baby being called Chester for some reason? don't know why!
But I can imagine a little boy in private school being called Chester.

I don't think MN is ever the right place to ask on baby names! The majority always hate them for some reason!
Would you shorten it when he is born?

I like it and can't believe the amount of people commenting 'chester drawers' - Don't listen to their opinion!

I don't mind it, and do like that it's peppy, upbeat and unexpected. Not for me, but I'd think it cool if I met one.

Slept on it. Still love it

Is your surname Dawes?

God noooooo

I love Chester Bennington but i agree with others, it's a dogs name (my brother had a staffy called Chester)

Chester the Molester. Not a chance.

Awful, but nice for a dog or cat.

It's ok. Not for me

There is a 2 year old Chester at playgroup but I never think his name suits him

I wonder if it's a bit dependent on accent... I can imagine it being nice in an American accent, but not in some of the accents where we live (near London). Chess-tah just isn't as nice as Chess-terr. To me anyway.

Maybe worth trying it out in the accents local to you op?

Charlie Chester was slang for a paedophile when I was growing up so a no from me

So real life reactions have been a lot better than MN... i can't help but love it.. maybe I'll change my mind

If you love it, then use it! It doesn't matter what anyone irl or on here thinks*.

People are just giving their "HONEST opinions", because you asked for them. You might not like my dcs' names if you heard them. Who really cares ? I certainly don't.

Unless it's something so odd / unpleasant that he will almost certainly hate having the name and having to explain it all the time. Chester is not really* out there or truly unpleasant. It just isn't everyone's cup of tea. No name is. If you want a name everyone loves, you probably won't find it!

Ah silly asterix & bold fail there!

Anothe tone to pipe up and say Charlie Chester meant child molester where I'm from.
Chester for short. So I wouldn't personally

*another one

Chester sounds like a cat or a dog (or a drawer...).

I really dislike it. I don't like the sound but also it's a slightly silly/caricature name.
HOWEVER it is YOUR choice. Some names I like my friends /family/ absolutely hate
You need to do what you think is best

There's some serious hate here! Interesting. We liked that it was an old name, not made up but not over-used. Worked for all ages. Strong, classic but not overly common.

It's so subjective though op. You like it a lot, so who really cares what we think? I don't think it's diabolical, by any stretch. I just don't like it. It's just the sound. There is something a bit silly and cartoon-y about it to me. But it's a fairly mild dislike.