Chiseldon
village · Swindon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Chiseldon means 'the chalky down or hill'. It is derived from the Old English 'cisel' (chalk) and 'dun' (down, hill).
Word origins
- Chisel-
- Old EnglishAttestedchalk(from cisel "chalk")
- don
- Old Englishdown, hill(from dun "down, hill")
Historical forms
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