Chantel: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Chantel
Origin of the name Chantal:
French name derived from the Old Provençal cantal (stone, boulder). Var: Chantall, Chantel, Chantelle. Short: Chan.
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My first name is Chantel, and for all of my life, anybody new who learned my name could NEVER spell it right. Some got lucky or just happened to have the same name, but most strangers would always spell my name crazy like Shantal, Shantel, Chantelle, Shantal, Chantill, Chentell...; the list goes on and on. I would have to write it down for them just so it wouldn't bother me!
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My friends little girl Chantel is absoloutly fearless. She can always bring a smile to my face.
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Chantel is French, named after the french nun Sainte Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal (Translation: St. Jane Frances de Chantal), the daughter of Burgundy's Speaker of the Parliament.
Chantel is also french for Rocky Hill/Road or Singer.
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Chantel O'Hurley: main character in Skin Deep by Nora Roberts
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