Chisholm

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UK, US/ˈtʃɪz.əm/

proper noun

A surname from Old English [in turn from locations].

OriginOld English ċīese →
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Meanings

proper nounChisholm (countable and uncountable, plural Chisholms)

plural Chisholms · alternative Chisolm

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English [in turn from locations].
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċīese“cheese”
  2. EnglishChisholm

Scottish habitational surname, from Old English ċīese (“cheese”) + holm (“piece of dry land in a fen”) or helm (“shed, barn”).

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APA

Chisholm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chisholm

MLA

“Chisholm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chisholm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chisholm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chisholm.

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