Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cetedone 1086 DB

• Cetendone 1086 DB

• Cetedene 1086 DB

• Chettend' Hyi Nostell 13th

• Chetendon c.1200 AddCh 1220 Fees303 1227 Ass 1237–40 Fees 1241,1247 Ass c.1250 Mert 1284 FA

• Chedendon c.1165 Nostell 13th Fines 1203 Ass 1247,1262

• Chedindone 1167 RBE 1219 WellsR

• Chettendon c.1190 Nostell 13th

• Chetind' c.1195 Nostell 13th

• Chetendun c.1225 Mert c.1240 ib

• Chettindon 1227 Ass

• Chetingdone 1229 WellsR 1284 FA 1314 Cl 1367 ADvi 1469 IpmR

• Chetindon 1242 Fees877 c.1250 Mert 1277 Orig 1278 Fine 1284 Ipm 1286 ADvi

• Chetyngdon 1291 Ch 1337 Pat 1344 Ipm 1407 ADvi

• Chedyndon 1339 Pat 1373 Cl 1392 Mert

• Chetyndone 1340 NI 1349 ADvi

• Chedyngton 1365 Fine 1378 Cl 1407 ADvi 1489 Mert 1535 VE 1545 ADvi

• Chedyngdon 1383 Cl 1386 Pat 1407 ADvi 1429 Mert

• Chedingden 1511 Mert

• Chedynton 1529 Mert

• Chetyngton 1535 VE

• Shedyngton 1535 VE

• Chetington 1526 LS

• Chiddyngton 1537 LP

Etymology

OE  Cettan-dun , 'Cetta's hill.' For the name Cett (a ) cf. Chettisham (C) and Cettan treo (TCS 210). This name may be a variant pet-form of Cedda , with unvoicing of the medial consonant as suggested by Zachrisson, Two instances of Fr .influence on English PN 10, n. 2. The later hesitation between t and d is probably an example of French spelling influence, ultimately affecting pronunciation, as noted by Zachrisson in the same paper pp. 8, 9.