Etymology

Chichester

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Today it means: A cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8504). Full definition →

Old English *ċisse
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited from*ċisse“a gravelly place”
  2. English todayChichester

Reputedly from Old English personal name Ċissa + ċeaster (“fort, manor, town”). Otherwise the first element could come from Old English *ċisse (“a gravelly place”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.