The story
- Old English · inherited fromĊēoles
- English todayCholsey
Ultimately from Old English Ċēoles (“Ceol's”) + īeġ (“island”), from the original settlement's location on an island in the Thames.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish near Wallingford in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5886). Full definition →
Ultimately from Old English Ċēoles (“Ceol's”) + īeġ (“island”), from the original settlement's location on an island in the Thames.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.