Chantal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Chantal in the 1960s, from the surname of a French saint Jeanne de Chantal, actually a Baroness of Chantal, a place name in France from Old Occitan cantal (“stone, moellon, rubblestone”).
Proper noun
Chantal
- A female given name.
Related terms
- Chantelle
Anagrams
- canthal, chalant
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.tal/
Proper noun
Chantal f
- A female given name.
Usage notes
- Taken up as a given name in France in the 1920s. Very popular from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Anagrams
- lâchant