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How to pronounce Chisholm?

Pronunciation of Chisholm in OK US

In OK US, Chisholm is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Oklahoma City, OK USA, is 'chih·zuhm ' with the empahasis on 'chih'

chih·zuhm 
  • ch sounds like the 'ch' in chin
  • ih sounds like the 'i' in it
  • z sounds like the 'z' in zen
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me

"Chisholm is from a Norman French word "chese" meaning "to choose" and the Saxon word "holm" meaning "meadow." They became established first in the county of Roxburgh in the Border area of Scotland and the earliest record of the name is John de Chesehelme who is mentioned in a letter from Pope Alexander IV in 1254. John de Chesolm from Berwick and Richard de Chesolm from Roxburgh both signed the Ragman Rolls of King Edward I in 1296 and were two of 2,000 landowners and clergy to do so. The seal used by Richard shows the head of a boar which is part of the family coat of arms to this day. A number of other Border families also have a boar's head in their arms (Gordons, Elphinstones, Nisbets, Hoggs, Swintons) and may be descended from the Anglo-Saxon rulers of Bernicia in Northunbria. According to legend, two Chesolm brothers saved the life of one of the Scottish kings in the 14th century and were granted land in Inverness-shire. Certainly, Sir Robert Chisholm was appointed constable of Urquhart Castle in 1359 but that was in succession to his maternal grandfather. His younger son remained as chief of the Chisholms in the Borders. A son of the Borders line established the Chisholms of Cromlix in Perthshire. (http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/blclanchisholm.htm)"

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: From Norman French "chese" And Saxon "holm"
Other spelling(s): Chisum
Meaning: Chose The Meadow


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Pronunciation of Chisholm in OK US

In OK US, Chisholm is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Oklahoma City, OK USA, is

Chis um
Chis - rhymes with his
um - as in hum

"Chisholm is from a Norman French word "chese" meaning "to choose" and the Saxon word "holm" meaning "meadow." They became established first in the county of Roxburgh in the Border area of Scotland and the earliest record of the name is John de Chesehelme who is mentioned in a letter from Pope Alexander IV in 1254. John de Chesolm from Berwick and Richard de Chesolm from Roxburgh both signed the Ragman Rolls of King Edward I in 1296 and were two of 2,000 landowners and clergy to do so. The seal used by Richard shows the head of a boar which is part of the family coat of arms to this day. A number of other Border families also have a boar's head in their arms (Gordons, Elphinstones, Nisbets, Hoggs, Swintons) and may be descended from the Anglo-Saxon rulers of Bernicia in Northunbria. According to legend, two Chesolm brothers saved the life of one of the Scottish kings in the 14th century and were granted land in Inverness-shire. Certainly, Sir Robert Chisholm was appointed constable of Urquhart Castle in 1359 but that was in succession to his maternal grandfather. His younger son remained as chief of the Chisholms in the Borders. A son of the Borders line established the Chisholms of Cromlix in Perthshire. (http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/blclanchisholm.htm)"

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: From Norman French "chese" And Saxon "holm"
Other spelling(s): Chisum
Meaning: Chose The Meadow


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Pronunciation of Chisholm

Here is how Chisholm is pronounced

Chisholm
Chis Holm


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