Cheyne is both a surname of Scottish origin which means "oak tree",
and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Bob Cheyne
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Rob Cheyne
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John Cheyne (speaker) Speaker of the House of Commons (14th century)
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John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne (–1499), English courtier and hostage after the Treaty of Picquigny (1475)
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John Cheyne (physician) (1777–1836), British physician, surgeon and author
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George Cheyne (physician) (1671–1743), physician and medical writer
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Reginald Cheyne, (
fl.
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13thc.), Lord Chamberlain of Scotland
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Thomas Cheney (Cheyne) (–1558), Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
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Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1841–1915), English divine and Biblical critic
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Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet (1852–1932), British surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical methods in the United Kingdom
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John Cheyne (1905), British lawyer, see
Bannatyne v Overtoun
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Alec Cheyne (1907–1983), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Chelsea, Nîmes, Colchester United, Scotland)
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William Cheyne (footballer) (1912–1988), also known as Andy Cheyne, Scottish footballer (Rangers)
Given name:
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Cheyne Coates, Australian dance music and pop singer
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Cheyne (singer), American dance singer
See also
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Cheyne baronets, descended from the surgeon and bacteriologist Sir William Cheyne (1852–1932)
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Cheyne Walk
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Cheyne–Stokes respiration, a medical condition
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Shane (disambiguation)
References
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Surnames of Scottish origin