Meaning: Chalk landing place
The story
Chelsea comes from the London place name, whose Old English elements refer to a landing place for chalk or limestone. Music and screen characters helped spread it as a modern given name.
Nicknames
- Chels
Spellings & variants
- Chelsey
- Chelsie
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
Chelsea comes from English.
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