Etymology

Chellington

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Today it means: A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9555). Full definition →

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The story

Probably from the Old English female given name Ċēolwynn, a compound of ċēol (“ship”) and wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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