Chertsey

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UK/t͡ʃɜːtsiː/

proper noun

A town in Runnymede district, Surrey, England.

OriginOld English Ċeortes īeġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Runnymede district, Surrey, England.
  2. A small town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
  3. A municipality of Quebec, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishĊeortes īeġ
  2. EnglishChertsey

From Old English Ċeortes īeġ, from the personal name *Cerot + -es + īeġ (“island”).

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APA

Chertsey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chertsey

MLA

“Chertsey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chertsey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chertsey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chertsey.

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