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Chellington

Chellington proper noun: a village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9555).

Proper noun

Chellington

  1. A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9555).

Origin of Chellington

Probably from the Old English female given name Ċēolwynn, a compound of ċēol (“ship”) and wynn (“joy, delight, pleasure”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Chellington

Questions about Chellington

What does Chellington mean?
Chellington means a village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9555).
What part of speech is Chellington?
Chellington is a proper noun.

Words near Chellington in the dictionary

  1. chelitis
  2. chelkarite
  3. chell
  4. Chellaston
  5. Chellean
  6. Chellington
  7. Chellis
  8. chello
  9. Chelm
  10. Chelmarsh
  11. Chelmenar

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