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Chealsea
How to Pronounce Chealsea
Pronounced CHEL-see /หtสษl.si/Medium
Meaning: Chealsea is a respelling of Chelsea, an English place and district name from Old English cealc hyth, 'chalk landing place' on the Thames. The extra a is decorative; the place-name meaning is unchanged.Low
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History & Origin
Chealsea is a modern respelling of Chelsea, the London neighborhood whose name comes from Old English cealc hyth, a 'chalk landing place' by the Thames. It became a girls' name in the twentieth century; parents added the extra a in the 1980s and 1990s. The place-name meaning stays the same.
It was never common in this form, given to only a couple dozen girls a year in the early 1990s, at the peak of the Chelsea trend. A girl named Chealsea then is in her thirties now.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Chealsea mean?
It is a respelling of Chelsea, an English place name meaning 'chalk landing place'.
How do you pronounce Chealsea?
It's said CHEL-see /หtสษl.si/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Chealsea a boy or girl name?
Chealsea is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Chealsea?
Chealsea is a rare name in the U.S., an uncommon spelling of Chelsea.