Chisholm.
A surname from Old English [in turn from locations].
Meaning & usage
A surname from Old English [in turn from locations].
A placename A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
A placename A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
A placename A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
A placename A town in Ontario, Canada.
Where this word comes from
Scottish habitational surname, from Old English ċīese (“cheese”) + holm (“piece of dry land in a fen”) or helm (“shed, barn”).
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