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Chandelle
How to Pronounce Chandelle
Pronounced shan-DEL /ʃænˈdɛl/Medium
Meaning: Chandelle is the French word for 'candle', from the Latin 'candela', and it doubles as a variant of Chantelle. It carries the bright image of a candle, and is also the name of an aviation maneuver, a graceful climbing turn.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Chandelle comes from the French word for 'candle', from the Latin 'candela', and also functions as a variant of Chantelle. Luminous and French-flavored, it belongs to the later-century fashion for pretty -elle names, and even lends its name to a graceful maneuver in flight.
It was a genuine rarity, cresting faintly around nineteen-ninety before fading within a decade. It reads as a late-century French-styled name, and has not revived.
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What does the name Chandelle mean?
Chandelle is French for 'candle', from the Latin 'candela', and also a variant of Chantelle.
How do you pronounce Chandelle?
It's said shan-DEL /ʃænˈdɛl/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Chandelle a boy or girl name?
Chandelle is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Chandelle?
Chandelle has always been very rare, a French-styled name most seen around nineteen-ninety.