Cholmondeley

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UK/ˈtʃʌm.li/

proper noun

A village in Cheshire, England.

OriginMiddle English Calmundelai ← Old English Ċēolmunde →
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Meanings

proper nounCholmondeley (countable and uncountable, plural Cholmondeleys)

plural Cholmondeleys · alternative Chambley · alternative Chamlee · alternative Chumbley · alternative Chumley

  1. countableuncountableA village in Cheshire, England.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishĊēolmunde“Ceolmund's”
  2. Middle EnglishCalmundelai
  3. EnglishCholmondeley

From Middle English Calmundelai (in the Domesday Book), from Old English Ċēolmunde (“Ceolmund's”) + lēah (“wood; clearing”). Doublet of Chulmleigh. Cf. also Cholmondeston.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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