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Leicester (in Leicestershire) is a larger English city with the "-cester" suffix, meaning a Roman fort. The name is used in the US as a personal or family name: Lester.
Where the pronunciation is "ch", it's also spelt that way, as in Manchester.
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Leicester (in Leicestershire) is a larger English city with the "-cester" suffix, meaning a Roman fort. The name is used in the US as a personal or family name: Lester.
Where the pronunciation is "ch", it's also spelt that way, as in Manchester.