- Chelsea (name)
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Chelsea Pronunciation CHELL-see Gender Female Origin Word/Name Old English Meaning chalk landing place Other names Related names Kelsey Chelsie Chelsea was first a place name of Old English origin, and the most common theory of its meaning is chalk landing place, Cealc-hyð = "chalk wharf".
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 \ch(el)-sea\ CHELL-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. Joni Mitchell's song Chelsea Morning was named after the Manhattan district.
The girl's name Chelsea is a 20th-century coinage and is also pronounced \ch(el)-sea\ CHELL-see, "Chel-sAE", or "Chels-ee-a". 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 during the 1980s and 1990s, peaking in 1992 at #15. As of 2009 it was ranked #231.[1]
This name is possibly linked with British pop culture of the late 1960s and Joni Mitchell's song. For example, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton and present U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is named[2][3] after the song as performed by Judy Collins. Also spelled Chelsie or Chelsey.
People named Chelsea
- Chelsea Blue, former pornographic actress
- Chelsea Brown, actress
- Chelsea Brummet, actress
- Chelsea Chen, organist
- Chelsea Charms, a big-breast model
- Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton
- Chelsea Cooley, former Miss USA (2005)
- Chelsy Davy, on and off girlfriend of Prince Harry
- Chelsea Field, actress
- Chelsea Georgeson, world title-holding surfer
- Chelsea Handler, comedian
- Chelsee Healey, actress
- Chelsea Kane, actress and singer
- Chelsea Newton, basketball player
- Chelsea Noble, actress
- Chelsea Peretti, writer and comedian
- Chelsea Quealey, jazz trumpeter
- Chelsi Smith, former Miss USA (1995) and Miss Universe (1995)
- Chelsea Wilson, actress
- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, writer
- Chelsie Hightower, professional ballroom dancer
References
- ^ Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names Database
- ^ Unterberger, Richie (2008). "'Chelsea Morning' - Joni Mitchell", AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- ^ Popik, Barry (2005) "'Chelsea Morning' (1969)", The Big Apple. February 27, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
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