Names That Mean Farmland

Chisholm is a habitational surname — if it's on your family tree, you have ancestors from Chisholme, Scotland, although they were originally of Norman and Saxon descent.
 
Chisholm derived from the Norman surname De Chese, The -holme suffix was tacked on after a De Chese married a Saxon heiress. The literal translation of Chisholm would be "cheese island," from the Old English cese, meaning "cheese," and holm, "island." However, the correct interpretation is "dairy farmland near the water."
 
A notable namesake is Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress and the first African American and woman Democratic presidential nominee.

Chisholm

A huve is 40 acres of land, so the occupational name Hoover refers to the farmer who owned and worked it. Hoover also relates to the rock band, the vacuum cleaner, the dam, and former FBI head J. Edgar.
Though outside the Top 1000, Hoover is one of the fastest-rising boys' names.

Hoover

Teigen is rising in popularity now that model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen has made it more visible.
 
Although Chrissy pronounces it to rhyme with Teagan, the traditional pronunciation is close to TYE-gen. Teigen and Teagan are unrelated — the latter being a Welsh and Irish name, and Teigen hailing from Norway.

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