Chelsea
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English Celchyth, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/
- Conservative (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlsɪ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃelsi/
- Rhymes: -ɛlsi
Proper noun edit
Chelsea
- An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames, in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London.
- A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
- Any of several places (mostly in the US):
- A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.
- 1969, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Chelsea Morning”:
- Woke up, it was Chelsea morning / And the first thing that I heard / Was a song outside my window
- A town, the county seat of Orange County, Vermont.
- A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.
- A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.
- A female given name transferred from the place name.
- Synonym: (diminutive, informal) Chels
- Chelsea FC, an English association football club.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Further reading edit
- Chelsea, London on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chelsea, Manhattan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
The name of the municipality is derived from the English toponym Chelsea, referring in this case to the town in Vermont (the former hometown of the first colonists).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Chelsea m