Chelsea

An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).

Proper noun

  1. An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).
  2. A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
  3. Any of several places (mostly in the US):
    • Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and...
    1. A city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

    2. A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.

      • Woke up, it was Chelsea morning / And the first thing that I heard / Was a song outside my window - 1969, Joni Mitchell, “Chelsea Morning”:
    3. A town, the county seat of Orange County, Vermont, United States.

    4. A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.

    5. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia

  4. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.

    Synonyms: Chels

    1. A female given name transferred from the place name.

    2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the place name.

  5. Chelsea FC, an English association football club.
    • A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily. - 2022 March 11, David Hytner,...

Origin

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

Derived

Chelsea boot Chelsea bun Chelsea chop Chelsea cut Chelsea haircut Chelsea Heights Chelsea-on-Sea Chelsea pensioner Chelsea smile Chelsea tractor Kensington and Chelsea