Chippenham

C3H4I1P3P3E1N1H4A1M3

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9173).

OriginOld English Ċippanham →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9173).
  2. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6669).
  3. A suburb of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishĊippanham
  2. EnglishChippenham

From Old English Ċippanham, from the personal name *Cippa, genitive singular *Cippan + hamm (“promontory”).

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Chippenham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chippenham

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“Chippenham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chippenham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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