Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Chetene 1086 DB

• Chetena 1146 RegAnt

• Chetenea 1163 ib

• Ketene 1174,c1180 France 1199 FF 1278 LCDeeds 1322 Wyg 1384 Cl

• Keton(e) 1322 Ipm 1397 FF 1505 Pat

• Ketton 1519 EpCB 1556 Conant 1583 FF

Etymology

According to Ekwall, DEPN s. n. , this is an old alternative name for R. Chater. The second element is OE  ēa 'a river'. The first is a derivative of PrWelsh  cd 'a wood', possibly an OE  tribal name *Cētan . The final syllable of the early p.n. form was eventually dropped. Hence, 'the river of the Cētan', v. ēa .