Etymology

Chelmsford

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Today it means: A city in and the county town of Essex, England, granted city status in 2012. Full definition →

Old English Ċēolmǣres
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  1. Old English · inherited fromĊēolmǣres“Ceolmær's”
  2. English todayChelmsford

Ultimately from Old English Ċēolmǣres (“Ceolmær's”) + ford, after an early landowner.

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