Etymology

Chorlton

C3H4O1R1L1T1O1N1

Today it means: A village and former civil parish, now in Hough and Chorlton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7250). Full definition →

Old English ċeorl
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Chorlton · proper noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromċeorl“churl: freeman, peasant”
  2. English todayChorlton

From Old English ċeorl (“churl: freeman, peasant”) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

Chorlton · proper noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromĊēolfriþ
  2. English todayChorlton

From Old English Ċēolfriþ (a male given name) + -tūn (“-ton: enclosure, estate, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishċeorl all →

CarltonCharltonceorl

Old EnglishĊēolfriþ all →

chilvers

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.