Talk:Chevy Chase, Maryland

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Chevy Chase, Maryland, is not named after the actor, but I thought it was until I followed the story. Someone deleted my contribution about this.Calypsos 00:29, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I've heard a different story behind the origin of the name Chevy Chase. I've heard that "Chevy" meant merry and "Chase" was a hunt, and the land, since it was originally used primarily as a hunting grounds, was thus called Chevy Chase, for the merry hunts it provided.

Was actor Chevy Chase named after this town?

I heard that a 'chase' is another name for a brook or stream, and Chevy Chase comes from Chevy's Chase. Who or what Chevy is I do not know. If you look up Chevy and Chase at www.dictionary.com, both seem to mean the same thing - a hunt or a pursuit. Tkessler 05:05, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

No, but I think in arriving at a stage name, he opportunistically seized upon that. In any event Chevy Chase, which includes a portion of the District of Columbia around Friendship Heights, precedes this individual by decades and is a very upscale area of Greater Washington akin to areas like Marin County, even Beverly Hills. It would be good if Wikipedia did a "disambiguation" page that prevented those from seeking information about Chevy Chase, the place, being directly routed to that person.Tom Cod 05:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Documented in the Chevy Chase entry:

"The name Chevy was actually a nickname ... Being a descendant of the Scottish Douglases, who repelled an English invasion at the Battle of Cheviot Hills ("Chevy Chase") in 1436, the name "Chevy" seemed appropriate." 65.96.134.101 11:53, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

The neighborhood bounded on the west by Meadowbrook Ln and east by Grubb Rd (Meadowbrook Stables, Rock Creek Forest ES) contains addresses which are Chevy Chase, yet they are not included in the image on the page for the CDP or elsewhere. A curious resident wants to know- what is their status? 208.59.171.97 19:29, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] J.R.McNeill

I recently added the name of JR McNeill to the notable residents section, but he seems to have been deleted, and I can't figure out why. He seems to satisfy the Notability guidelines... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.190.158 (talk) 20:41, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

I took him out because the DC area is crawling with successful, often "Wikipedia notable" people, and if the article listed everyone in Chevy Chase who met the notability guidelines, the article could go on for pages. The notability guidelines are designed, I think, for helping decide whether someone warrants a Wikipedia article of their own. That is a different question than whether a particular article *not* about that person is improved by including them in a list such as this. (Probably the list should be captioned "famous or notorious residents" rather than "notable", which is a bit confusing.) JohnInDC (talk) 23:47, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] chevauchee

Isn't chevauchee a French word?

Yes, "chevauchée" is a French word (still exists in modern French). It comes from the word "cheval", which means "horse", and means roughly "a fast ride on a horse" (horseback ride). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.188.67.164 (talk) 05:23, 1 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Notable residents list

The separate linked list of "famous people" / "notable residents" may well be the more appropriate place to warehouse all the famous folks from Chevy Chase and elsewhere in the DC region, but that list and this list aren't identical and until that is the case, the "local" list should stay. I'll be happy to undertake the conforming exercise when I find time (but I won't be offended if someone eager to clean things up would like to do it in my place before then). JohnInDC (talk) 17:02, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

When you simply reverted, you added a redundancy, keeping the list along with the link to the separate list under 'see also'. These lists are highly prone to vandalism and all sorts miscreants wanting to add themselves and others that aren't really notable to the list. It's far easier to manage if you combine it and keep them all in one place. And WP:CITIES' US city guideline recommends keeping it in a separately linked list as well. So I've reverted your reversion, and updated the linked list to match the list that you added back. Dr. Cash (talk) 21:57, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. If the information is going to be lodged in one place, it should at least consolidate what previously existed in the two places. JohnInDC (talk) 22:14, 6 March 2008 (UTC)