Given name & surname · also Middle English

Cholmondeley

“Ceolmund's”·“wood; clearing”

Cholmondeley is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cholmondeley is built from elements meaning “Ceolmund's” and “wood; clearing”.

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Where it comes from

Cholmondeley comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.

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How it developed

From Middle English Calmundelai, from Old English Ceolmunde.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Old English

Chicheley

“clearing”

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Old English

Chidsey

“island”

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Old English

Overley

“higher”

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Old English

Osterley

“sheep barn”

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Old English

Chippendale

“market”

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German

Cropley

“swelling, mound”

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Old English

Onley

“only, alone”

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Old English · Nature

Clowney

“water, river”

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