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'''Chisholm''' ({{Audio|Chisholm.ogg|listen}}) is a [[Scottish surname]]. It is derived from a habitational name from Chisholme, near [[Hawick]], in the south of Scotland. The name is derived from the [[Old English]] elements ''cese'', meaning "[[cheese]]"; and ''holm'', meaning "piece of dry land in a [[fen]]". In the 14th century, members of the [[Clan Chisholm|Chisholm family]] migrated into the [[Scottish Highlands]] and their name was [[Gaelicisation|Gaelicised]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |accessdate=25 September 2010}} which cited {{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }} for the surname "Chisholm".</ref> The [[Scottish Gaelic]] form of the name is '''''Siosal''''' (masculine),<ref>{{citation |last=Mark |first=Colin |title=The Gaelic-English Dictionary | publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2006 |location=London |isbn=0-203-22259-8 |page=722}}</ref> and '''''Shiosal''''' (feminine).
'''Chisholm''' ({{Audio|Chisholm.ogg|listen}}) is a [[Scottish surname]]. It is derived from a habitational name from Chisholme, near [[Hawick]], in the south of Scotland. The name is derived from the [[Old English]] elements ''cese'', meaning "[[cheese]]"; and ''holm'', meaning "piece of dry land in a [[fen]]". In the 14th century, members of the [[Clan Chisholm|Chisholm family]] migrated into the [[Scottish Highlands]] and their name was [[Gaelicisation|Gaelicised]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Ancestry.com]] |accessdate=25 September 2010}} which cited {{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }} for the surname "Chisholm".</ref> The [[Scottish Gaelic]] form of the name is '''''Siosal''''' (masculine),<ref>{{citation |last=Mark |first=Colin |title=The Gaelic-English Dictionary | publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2006 |location=London |isbn=0-203-22259-8 |page=722}}</ref> and '''''Shiosal''''' (feminine).
Alternatively the name Chisholm is said to be derived from a Norman French word "chese" meaning "to choose" and the Saxon word "holm" meaning "meadow" as in "The chosen meadow" which accurately describes the initial clan area of Roxburgh near Kelso.
Alternatively the name Chisholm is said to be derived from a Norman French word "chese" meaning "to choose" and the Saxon word "holm" meaning "meadow" as in "The chosen meadow" which accurately describes the initial clan area of Roxburgh near Kelso.{{fact}}


==List of people with the surname==
==List of people with the surname==

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Chisholm
Language(s)Old English
Origin
Meaning"cheese" + "piece of dry land in a fen"
Region of originScotland
Other names
Related namesSiosal; Shiosal

Chisholm (listenⓘ) is a Scottish surname. It is derived from a habitational name from Chisholme, near Hawick, in the south of Scotland. The name is derived from the Old English elements cese, meaning "cheese"; and holm, meaning "piece of dry land in a fen". In the 14th century, members of the Chisholm family migrated into the Scottish Highlands and their name was Gaelicised.[1] The Scottish Gaelic form of the name is Siosal (masculine),[2] and Shiosal (feminine). Alternatively the name Chisholm is said to be derived from a Norman French word "chese" meaning "to choose" and the Saxon word "holm" meaning "meadow" as in "The chosen meadow" which accurately describes the initial clan area of Roxburgh near Kelso.[citation needed]

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Variant spellings

Chisum

Chisholme

Chism

Chisom

References

  1. ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Chisholm".
  2. ^ Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 722, ISBN 0-203-22259-8
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