Chelsea

From Old English Celchyth, from cealc (“chalk”) +‎ hȳþ (“landing place”).

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛlsi/

Chelsea

1. A district on the northern bank of the river Thames in western London.
2. Any of several places (mostly in the US) named after it.
3. A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
4. A female given name, derived from the London borough.

• (female given name): Chels (diminutive, informal)

• 1969 Joni Mitchell, Chelsea morning ( a song)

  Woke up, it was Chelsea morning

  And the first thing that I heard

  Was a song outside my window

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