Chelsea (alternatively Chelsey) was first a place name of

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th ...

origin, and the most common theory of its meaning is ''chalk landing place'', ''Calc-hyð'' = "

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wharf A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths ( mooring locati ...

". The

Synod of Chelsea There were a number of Synods of Chelsea held in Anglo-Saxon England. They were held at Cealchythe, in Kent, generally identified with modern Chelsea, London. Offa's councils 787 King Offa of Mercia presided over a church council held at Chelsea ...

at ''Chelchith'' in 787 is often identified with Chelsea, London; but the first firm record is of a manor at Chelsea just before the

Norman conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conq ...

. Today this original

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

is part of the

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is an Inner London borough with royal status. It is the smallest borough in London and the second smallest district in England; it is one of the most densely populated administrative regions in the ...

and is pronounced . From this origin other usages and places have arisen. For example,

Chelsea, Manhattan Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The area's boundaries are roughly 14th Street to the south, the Hudson River and West Street to the west, and Sixth Avenue to the east, with its norther ...

, takes its name from a Federal-style house in the area which had been named after the manor of Chelsea, London. The female name Chelsea is a 20th-century coinage and is also pronounced , or , and sometimes spelled Chelsie or Chelsey. In the United States, the spelling "Chelsea" first entered the

Social Security Administration The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivor benefits. To qualify f ...

baby naming data chart in 1969 at position 708. It rose in popularity among names for girls after 1980, peaking in 1992 at #15. As of 2009 it was ranked #231.Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names Database
/ref> This name is possibly linked with British pop culture of the late 1960s and

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her st ...

's song "

Chelsea Morning "Chelsea Morning" is a song written and composed by Joni Mitchell and recorded for the singer's second album, ''Clouds'', which she released in 1969. Background The song was inspired by Mitchell's room in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City ...

" (named after the Manhattan district). For example,

Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is an American writer and global health advocate. She is the only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clin ...

, daughter of former U.S. president

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again ...

and former U.S. Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

, is named after the song as performed by

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her ec ...

.Unterberger, Richie (2008). "'Chelsea Morning' - Joni Mitchell" ''AllMusic''. Retrieved June 29, 2008.

Notable people with the given name Chelsea

Chelsea Abdullah Chelsea Abdullah is a Kuwaiti-American writer. She is the author of the fantastical ''Sandsea Trilogy''. Early life and education Abdullah was born and raised in Kuwait. She earned an MA in English from Duquesne University. She graduated from ...

, Kuwaiti-American writer * Chelsea Alden (born 1988), American actress *

Chelsea Angelo Chelsea Angelo (born 2 June 1996, in Melbourne) is a racing driver from Australia. She currently competes in TCR Australia having previously contested the V8 Supercars Development Series. She attempted to qualify for the 2019 W Series The ...

(born 1996), Australian racecar driver *

Chelsea Bremner Chelsea Bremner (born 11 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She previously played for Matatū in 2022, but now plays for t ...

(born 1995), New Zealand rugby union player *

Chelsea Brown Chelsea Brown (born Lois Brown, December 6, 1942 – March 27, 2017) was an American-born actress of television and film, comedian and dancer, who appeared as a regular performer in comedy series ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. She had a success ...

(1942-2017), American actress *

Chelsea Chandler Chelsea Chandler (born January 29, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist and competes in Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2018, she has also previously competed for Invicta Fighting Champ ...

(born 1994), American mixed martial artist *

Chelsea Chen Chelsea Chen (born December 30, 1983, in San Diego) is an internationally-renowned American organist and composer. Chen has been successful in establishing a concert career in North America, Europe and Asia. She has composed several original com ...

(born 1983), American organist * Chelsea Clark, Canadian actress *

(born 1980), the daughter of former U.S. President

and former U.S. Secretary of State

Chelsea Cutler Chelsea Emily Cutler (born February 11, 1997) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Westport, Connecticut. She released her debut studio album, ''How to Be Human'', in January 2020 through Republic Records. It peaked at number 23 ...

(born 1997), American singer-songwriter, producer *

Chelsea Cooley Chelsea Scott Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title. As M ...

(born 1983), former

Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...

(

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...

) *

Chelsea Cullen Chelsea Cullen is an Australian pop singer. Cullen provided the singing voice of Helen Reddy in the 2019 biographical film, ''I Am Woman'', for which she won an ARIA Music Award. Discography Soundtracks Extended plays Singles Awards and ...

(born 1994), Australian pop singer *

Chelsy Davy Chelsy Yvonne Davy (born 13 October 1985) is a Zimbabwean businesswoman who is the owner and founder of the jewellery brand "Aya" and the travel agency "Aya Africa". Early life Davy was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to Charles Davy, a South Af ...

(born 1985), owner and founder of AYA Travel, ex-girlfriend of

Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succ ...

, Duke of Sussex *

Chelsea Dungee Chelsea Dungee (born May 11, 1997) is an American basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Troy Trojans women's basketball team. She played college basketball at Oklahoma for one season and Arkansas for four seasons. High school Dunge ...

(born 1997), American basketball player *

Chelsea Eze Chelsea Eze (born Chelsea Ada Ezerioha; 15 November 1985) is a Nigerian actress. She came into prominence in her first Nollywood film '' Silent Scandals'' where she acted alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Majid Michel. She also won the '' Most Pro ...

(born 1985), Nigerian actress * Chelsea Fernandez (born 1999), Filipino model *

Chelsea Field Chelsea Field is an American actress. Career Field started her career as a Solid Gold Dancer, and one of her first television roles was on ''Airwolf''. She also played Teela in the 1987 film adaptation of ''Masters of the Universe''. She b ...

(born 1957), American actress * Chelsea Finn, American computer scientist and assistant professo * Chelsea Frei, American actress *

Chelsea Georgeson Chelsea Georgeson (now Chelsea Hedges) (born 15 October 1983) is an Australian surfer who won the world title in 2005. She won the title after beating Brazil's Jacqueline Silva in the final at the season-ending event at Honolua Bay, Hawaii ...

(born 1983), Australian surfer * Chelsey Goldberg (born 1993), American ice hockey player * Chelsea Gray (born 1992), American professional basketball player *

Chelsea Green Chelsea Anne Cardona (born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman and model. She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling where she is a former impact Knockouts champion and Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion ...

(born 1991), Canadian professional wrestler * Chelsea Hackett (born 1999), Australian kickboxer, mixed martial artist and muay thai fighter *

Chelsea Halfpenny Chelsea Halfpenny (born 26 September 1991) is an English actress, known for her roles as Amy Wyatt in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' and Alicia Munroe in the BBC drama '' Casualty''. She played Jenna Hunterson in the 2022 UK Tour of ''Wai ...

(born 1991), British actress *

Chelsea Handler Chelsea Joy Handler (born February 25, 1975) is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. She hosted the late-night talk show ''Chelsea Lately'' on the E! network from 2007 to 2014 and released a documentary series, ...

(born 1975), American comedian *

Chelsea Hardin Chelsea Keolani Hardin (born September 5, 1991) is an American model, public speaker, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2016. She was the first runner-up to Deshauna Barber of District of Columbia at Miss USA 2016. E ...

(born 1991), American model * Chelsea Harris (born 1990), American actress *

Chelsee Healey Chelsea "Chelsee" Jade Healey (born 6 August 1988) is an English actress. She is known for playing Janeece Bryant in the BBC school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2012), Honey Wright in the BBC medical drama series ''Casualty' ...

(born 1988), English actress *

Chelsea Hobbs Chelsea Hobbs (born February 18, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for roles such as Gerda in the 2002 television film '' Snow Queen'' and Emily Kmetko in the ABC Family teen drama ''Make It or Break It''. Early life Hobbs attended an ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress * Chelsea Holmes, American comedian, actor and writer * Chelsea Holmes (born 1987), American cross-country skier *

Chelsea Islan Chelsea Elizabeth Islan (born 2 June 1995) is an Indonesian actress, model, and activist. She has received two consecutive Citra Award nominations in the Best Actress category for '' Di Balik 98'' (2015) and '' Rudy Habibie'' (2016). Islan rose ...

(born 1995), Indonesian actress, model, and activist *

Chelsea Jade Chelsea Jade Metcalf (born 11 May 1989) is a South African-born New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer based in Los Angeles. ''Vice'' has described her as New Zealand's "Accidental Dream Pop Hero". In 2017, she was nominated for New Ze ...

(born 1989), South African-born New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer *

Chelsea Kane Chelsea Kane Staub (born September 15, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Stella Malone in the Disney Channel sitcom television series ''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'' and the role of Riley Perrin in the Freeform (T ...

(born 1988), actress and singer *

Chelsea Laden Dr. Chelsea Laden (born September 12, 1992) is an American optometrist, paranormal investigator, television creator and retired ice hockey goaltender, who played with the Connecticut Whale and New York Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation ( ...

(born 1992), American television creator and retired ice hockey goaltender * Chelsea Lewis (born 1993), Welsh netballer *

Chelsea Manning Chelsea Elizabeth Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning; December 17, 1987) is an American activist and whistleblower. She is a former United States Army soldier who was convicted by court-martial in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage A ...

(born 1987), former U.S. soldier convicted for violations of the

Espionage Act of 1917 The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law enacted on June 15, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. It was originally found in Title 50 of the U.S. Code (War ...

Chelsea Marriner Chelsea Marriner is a dog handler and trainer from New Zealand. Marriner was born and raised in Rotorua, in the North Island of New Zealand. When she was 7 she started competing in agility events and at 10 was a winner in the SPCA Animal Ark Youn ...

, dog handler and trainer from New Zealand * Chelsea Martin (born 1986), American author and illustrator * Chelsea McClammer (born 1994), American Paralympic athlete * Chelsea McMullan, Canadian documentary filmmaker * Chelsea Newton (born 1983), American basketball player * Chelsea Nikkel (born 1985), New Zealand producer and musician * Chelsea Noble (born 1964), American actress * Chelsea Olivia (born 1992), Indonesian-Chinese Artist *

Chelsea Peretti Chelsea Vanessa Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, television writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the comedy series ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' and writing for '' Parks and ...

(born 1978), writer and comedian * Chelsea Pinnix, American oncologist *

Chelsea Pitman Chelsea Pitman (born 8 June 1988) is an Australian-born netball player representing the England National Netball Team internationally. She is currently contracted as a training partner for the West Coast Fever playing in the Suncorp Super Netball ...

(born 1988), Australian-born netball player *

Chelsea Quealey Chelsea Ellsworth Quealey (March 12, 1905 in Sandy Hook, Connecticut – May 6, 1950 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American jazz trumpeter. Quealey began as a reedist but eventually settled on trumpet, playing with Jan Garber in 1925 and the Ca ...

(1905-1950), jazz trumpeter *

Chelsea Randall Chelsea Randall (born 14 June 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. She is one of the club's inaugural AFLW team co-captains. Early life and state league football Randall ...

(born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Chelsea Sodaro (born 1989), American professional triathlete * Chelsea Semple (born 1992), New Zealand rugby union player *

Chelsea Stewart Chelsea Blaine Stewart (born April 28, 1990) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a defender for the Canada women's national soccer team. Personal Stewart was born in Denver, Colorado to a Canadian father and an Italian mother (fr ...

(born 1990), Canadian former soccer player *

Chelsea Tavares Chelsea Royce Tavares is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Cranberry on the Nickelodeon series ''Unfabulous'', Autumn Williams on the Nickelodeon series ''Just Jordan'', Patience Roberts in The CW series '' All Ame ...

(b. 1991), American actress * Chelsea Verhaegh (born 2000), Dutch figure skater * Chelsea Walton (b. 1983), African-American mathematician *

Chelsea Watego Chelsea Joanne Watego (formerly Bond, born 1978/1979) is an Aboriginal Australian academic and writer. She is a Mununjali Yugambeh and South Sea Islander woman and is currently Professor of Indigenous Health at Queensland University of Techn ...

(born 1978/1979), Aboriginal Australian academic and writer *

Chelsea Winter Chelsea Winter is a New Zealand celebrity chef A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and r ...

, New Zealand celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food writer and television personality *

Chelsea Wolfe Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work has blended elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music. Raised in Northern California with a country musician father, Wolfe began writin ...

(born 1983), American singer/songwriter, music *

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born September 15, 1942) is an American writer. She is known for her series of historical horror novels about the vampire Count Saint-Germain. Biography Yarbro was born in Berkeley, California. She attended Berkeley sch ...

(born 1942), American writer *

Chelsea Zhang Chelsea T. Zhang (born November 4, 1996) is an American actress. She portrayed Rose Wilson on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series ''Titans'' (2019) and had recurring roles on the Disney Channel comedy-drama ''Andi Mack'' (2017–2018) and ...

(born 1996), American actress

Fictional entities

* Chelsea Benson, a character from the US soap opera ''Days of our Lives'' *Chelsea Brimmer, a character from the US sitcom ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' *Chelsea the Chimpanzee Fairy, a character from the book series ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of a ...

'' *Chelsea Cunningham, a character from

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaborati ...

Chelsea Daniels ''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Sym ...

, a character from the US sitcom ''That's So Raven'' *

Chelsea Fox Chelsea Fox (also Atkins) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Tiana Benjamin from 2006 to 2010, and then Zaraah Abrahams from 2020 onwards. Benjamin was cast in the role and she left her role in the ''Harry ...

, a character from the UK soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Chelsea Van Der Zee, the main antagonist of '' Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'' *

, a character from the Japanese manga ''Akame ga Kill'' *Chelsea, the ''Cardcaptors'' name for the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' character

Chiharu Mihara This article covers the major characters of Clamp's manga ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' and its respective anime and movies. The manga and anime focused on Japanese schoolgirl Sakura Kinomoto who finds the magical Clow Book in her father's basement study ...

, voiced by Jocelyne Loewen *Chelsea, a character from the multimedia franchise ''Yo-Kai Watch'' (originally named Chiyo Suzuki)

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