Cholmondeley
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Calmundelai (in the Domesday Book), from Old English Ċēolmunde (“Ceolmund's”) + lēah (“wood; clearing”). Doublet of Chulmleigh. Cf. also Cholmondeston.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃʌmli/
Proper noun
editCholmondeley (countable and uncountable, plural Cholmondeleys)
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cholmondeley is the 169773rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 126 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cholmondeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330.
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