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Chicheley

/ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃli/

Chicheley proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Chicheley

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A village and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.

Forms of Chicheley

alternative formChichele

Origin of Chicheley

From Old English personal name *Ċiċa + lēah (“clearing”).

Questions about Chicheley

What does Chicheley mean?
Chicheley means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Chicheley?
Chicheley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chicheley?
Chicheley is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪt͡ʃli/.

Words near Chicheley in the dictionary

  1. Chicham
  2. chicharron
  3. chicharrones
  4. chicharrons
  5. chichas
  6. Chicheley
  7. chicheme
  8. Chichemec
  9. Chichemecs
  10. chichemes
  11. chiches

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