Cheyne Explained

Cheyne is both a surname of Scottish origin which means "oak tree",^[1] and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Bob Cheyne
• Rob Cheyne
• John Cheyne (speaker) Speaker of the House of Commons (14th century)
• John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne (–1499), English courtier and hostage after the Treaty of Picquigny (1475)
• John Cheyne (physician) (1777–1836), British physician, surgeon and author
• George Cheyne (physician) (1671–1743), physician and medical writer
• Sir Reginald Cheyne, (fl. 13thc.), Lord Chamberlain of Scotland
• Thomas Cheney (Cheyne) (–1558), Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
• Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1841–1915), English divine and Biblical critic
• Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet (1852–1932), British surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical methods in the United Kingdom
• John Cheyne (1905), British lawyer, see Bannatyne v Overtoun
• Alec Cheyne (1907–1983), Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Chelsea, Nîmes, Colchester United, Scotland)
• William Cheyne (footballer) (1912–1988), also known as Andy Cheyne, Scottish footballer (Rangers)

Given name:

• Cheyne Coates, Australian dance music and pop singer
• Cheyne (singer), American dance singer

See also

• Cheyne baronets, descended from the surgeon and bacteriologist Sir William Cheyne (1852–1932)
• Cheyne Walk
• Cheyne–Stokes respiration, a medical condition
• Shane (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Sims . Clifford Stanley . The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. . 1862 . J. Munsell . Albany, New York . 1060940902 . 29. Internet Archive.