Names Like Chess — Find Similar Baby Names
Chess is a 5-letter English boys' name meaning “Camp Of The Soldiers.”. This page collects 119 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Caress and Cass, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ess like Bess and Jess, and names sharing the “soldiers” concept like Chester and Chet.
For the full Chess profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Chess page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Chess
24 baby names that differ from Chess by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caress | 2 | Tender Touch. | French | Female |
| Cass | 2 | Curly-Headed. | Irish | Male |
| Caeli | 3 | From Heaven | Latin | Female |
| Caesar | 3 | Long Hair | Danish | Male |
| Caius | 3 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Caressa | 3 | Tender Touch. | French | Female |
| Caresse | 3 | Endearing | French | Female |
| Carys | 3 | Welsh | Female | |
| Case | 3 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cassi | 3 | Abbreviation Of Cassandra. Unheeded Prophetess. In Homer's The Ilia... | English | Female |
| Cassy | 3 | Abbreviation Of Cassandra. Unheeded Prophetess. In Homer's The Ilia... | English | Female |
| Cedd | 3 | Name Of A Bishop | Anglo | Male |
| Cein | 3 | Archaic | Irish | Male |
| Celesse | 3 | Heavenly. | French | Female |
| Celeus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Triptolemus) | Greek | Male |
| Celsus | 3 | Name Of A Saint | Irish | Male |
| Cepheus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Andromeda) | Greek | Male |
| Cera | 3 | Colorful | French | Female |
| Ceres | 3 | Myth Name (Another Name For Demeter) | Greek | Female |
| Ceri | 3 | Variant Of Cyril. | Spanish | Female |
| Cesar | 3 | Long Haired | Spanish | Male |
| Cestus | 3 | Myth Name (Aphrodite's Girdle) | Greek | Female |
| Ceto | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Sea) | Greek | Female |
| Cetus | 3 | Myth Name (Sea Monster Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Chess’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter C-Names Like Chess
24 names that share Chess's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Chess's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Chess
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Chess.
Names That Rhyme with Chess
9 baby names that share Chess's last 3 letters — -ess. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bess | Diminutive Of Elizabeth. | English | Female |
| Jess | Variant Of Jesse Jehovah Exists. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ness | From The Headland | Scottish | Male |
| Tess | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Caress | Tender Touch. | French | Female |
| Inness | From The Island | Celtic | Male |
| Burgess | Citizen | Celtic | Male |
| Countess | Titled. Feminine Equivalent Of Count. | English | Female |
| Van Ness | Of The Headland | Dutch | Male |
Names That Start Like Chess
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Chess — Che-. Good for parents who like Chess's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Che | Abbreviation Of Jose: Latin-American Revolutionary Che Guevara. | Spanish | Male |
| Chen | Great, Vast | Chinese | Male |
| Cher | Variant Of Cherie Dear One:Darling | French | Female |
| Chet | Camp Of The Soldiers. | English | Male |
| Chege | A Kikuyu People Of Kenya Male Name. Meaning Is Unknown. | African | Male |
| Chela | Consolation | Spanish | Female |
| Chepe | God Will Multiply | Hebrew | Male |
| Chepi | Algonquin Name Meaning "Fairy." | Native American | Female |
| Chera | French | Female | |
| Chere | Variant Of Cherie Dear One:Darling | French | Female |
| Cheri | Variant Of Cherie Dear One:Darling | French | Female |
| Chevy | Horseman: Knight. An Abbreviation Of Chevalier. Actor-Comedian Chev... | French | Male |
| Chedva | Joyous | Hebrew | Female |
| Cheikh | Guinean Male Name Meaning "Learned." | African | Male |
| Chelan | Beautiful Lake | Indian | Female |
| Chelsa | Place Name: A London District. | English | Female |
| Chelsi | Place Name: A London District. | English | Female |
| Chelsy | Place Name: A London District. | English | Female |