Chelsea is a female given name of 20th-century coinage. It is pronounced /ˈtʃɛlsi/, /tʃɛlˈseɪ/ or /ˈtʃɛlsiə/, and sometimes spelled Chelsie or Chelsey. In the United States, the spelling "Chelsea" first entered the Social Security Administration baby naming data chart in 1969 at position 708. It rose in popularity among names for girls after 1980, peaking in 1992 at #15. As of 2009 it was ranked #231.[1]
Chelsea (alternatively Chelsey) was first a place name of
Old English origin, and the most common theory of its meaning is chalk landing place, Calc-hyð = "
chalkwharf". The
Synod of Chelsea at Chelchith in 787 is often identified with Chelsea, London; but the first firm record is of a manor at Chelsea just before the
Norman conquest. Today this original
Chelsea is part of the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and is pronounced /ˈtʃɛlsi/CHEL-see. From this origin other usages and places have arisen. For example,
Chelsea, Manhattan, takes its name from a Federal-style house in the area which had been named after the manor of Chelsea, London.
Notable people named Chelsea (or variants) include:
Chelsea
Chelsea, ring name of American actress, model, television personality, dancer, and former professional wrestling valet
Alison Skipper
Chelsea Clinton (born 1980), American writer, global health advocate, and daughter of former U.S. President
Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
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Chelsea is a female given name of 20th-century coinage. It is pronounced /ˈtʃɛlsi/, /tʃɛlˈseɪ/ or /ˈtʃɛlsiə/, and sometimes spelled Chelsie or Chelsey. In the United States, the spelling "Chelsea" first entered the Social Security Administration baby naming data chart in 1969 at position 708. It rose in popularity among names for girls after 1980, peaking in 1992 at #15. As of 2009 it was ranked #231.[1]
Chelsea (alternatively Chelsey) was first a place name of
Old English origin, and the most common theory of its meaning is chalk landing place, Calc-hyð = "
chalkwharf". The
Synod of Chelsea at Chelchith in 787 is often identified with Chelsea, London; but the first firm record is of a manor at Chelsea just before the
Norman conquest. Today this original
Chelsea is part of the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and is pronounced /ˈtʃɛlsi/CHEL-see. From this origin other usages and places have arisen. For example,
Chelsea, Manhattan, takes its name from a Federal-style house in the area which had been named after the manor of Chelsea, London.
Notable people named Chelsea (or variants) include:
Chelsea
Chelsea, ring name of American actress, model, television personality, dancer, and former professional wrestling valet
Alison Skipper
Chelsea Clinton (born 1980), American writer, global health advocate, and daughter of former U.S. President
Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.