Camp or fortress
Chesni is a modern phonetic variant of Chesney, which is derived from an English surname of Old French origin. It originally referred to someone who lived near a camp or a grove of oak trees. Today, it is used as a rare and contemporary given name for girls.
Less common today
Chesni isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,595 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
