CINQUE PORTS

White & Black Books

 

 

Walter Sheterden/Cheterden/Shetenden/Shyterden @ Sandwich mid 16th century

 

 

 

 

 

CHITTENDEN

Habitation name from a place in Kent. Possibly so called from the generic case of an Old English ‘CITTA’. Perhaps a byname derived from ‘cio’ - shoot, sprout plus Old English ‘denn’ - swine pasture

 

 

 

 

 

CHIT/CHITT - ENG

1. A pet name ( M E Chit Baby, Pert Child Whelp, Kitten, a Sprout)

 

2. The rare Anglo-Saxon Personal Name - CITTA

 

Bel to CHITTENDEN (KENT).   Citta’s Valley

 

(Anglo-Saxon CITTANDEN - CITTAN Gen it of CITTA + DENU + A VALLEY)

Chittenden

Old English/Norse

“Den - Valley”

“Fortress”

 

Villages in the County of Kent

 

Benenden F7 - 29

 

 

 

 

Biddenden G6 - 32

 

 

 

 

Chillenden M5 - 86

 

 

 

 

Frittenden G6 - 145

 

 

 

 

Newenden G8 - 241

 

 

 

 

Peneden Heath F4 - 256

 

 

 

 

Rolvenden G7 - 277

 

 

 

 

Tenterden G7 - 323