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Chantil
Pronounced shahn-TEEL /ʃɑːnˈtiːl/Medium
Meaning: Chantil is a variant of Chantal or Chantille, French names drawn from a southern French place element usually explained as stone or boundary marker. American parents trimmed the ending for a fresher look.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Chantil is a streamlined form of Chantal, the French name from a place element meaning stone, later linked to the town of Chantilly. The name reached American parents through mid-century French chic, and the clipped Chantil spelling reads as a homegrown restyling.
The spelling belonged to the late nineteen-seventies and eighties, cresting in the early eighties and fading by the mid-nineties. Given to only about twenty girls a year, a Chantil from that time is now in her forties.
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What does the name Chantil mean?
It is a form of Chantal, a French name from a place element meaning stone or boundary.
How do you pronounce Chantil?
It is said shahn-TEEL /ʃɑːnˈtiːl/, two syllables with the stress at the end.
Is Chantil a boy or girl name?
Chantil is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Chantil?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.