Chilmark
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Chilmark likely means 'the boundary stone or marker', with 'marc' referring to a boundary. The 'Chil-' element is uncertain but could relate to chalk or a personal name.
Word origins
- Chil-
- Old Englishuncertain, possibly chalk or personal name(from cil "chalk", Cilla "personal name")
- mark
- Old Englishboundary, boundary stone(from mearc "boundary, boundary stone")