English Explanatory Dictionary

Cholmondeley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Cheshire, England.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃʌm.li/

Word forms

Cholmondeley Cholmondeleys Chambley Chamlee Chumbley Chumley

Etymology

From Middle English Calmundelai (in the Domesday Book), from Old English Ċēolmunde (“Ceolmund's”) + lēah (“wood; clearing”). Doublet of Chulmleigh. Cf. also Cholmondeston.

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