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Chellsea
How to Pronounce Chellsea
Pronounced CHEL-see /ˈtʃɛlsi/Medium
Meaning: Chellsea is a respelling of Chelsea, originally a place name for a district of London. It comes from the Old English 'Cealchythe,' understood as 'chalk landing place' - a wharf where chalk or limestone was unloaded. The double-l spelling is a decorative American variant of the popular given name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Chellsea is a respelling of Chelsea, which began as an English place name. It traces to the Old English 'Cealchythe,' read as 'chalk landing place,' a wharf on the Thames. Chelsea became a fashionable girls' name in the nineteen-eighties and nineties, and parents spun off many spellings, including Chelsey, Chelsie and the double-l Chellsea.
Chellsea was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around 1991, while the standard Chelsea was a top-ranked name. A girl named Chellsea then is now in her thirties, part of the peak Chelsea generation with an extra-decorative spelling.
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What does the name Chellsea mean?
It is a respelling of Chelsea, an Old English place name meaning 'chalk landing place.'
How do you pronounce Chellsea?
It is said CHEL-see, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Chellsea a boy or girl name?
Chellsea is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Chellsea?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.