Chelston
village · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Chelston likely means 'settlement associated with calves'. It combines the Old English 'cealf' (calf) with 'tun' (settlement or farmstead).
Word origins
- Chel
- Old Englishcalf(from cealf "calf")
- ston
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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