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Chanz
How to Pronounce Chanz
Pronounced CHANZ /ˈtʃænz/Medium
Meaning: Chanz is a bold modern respelling of Chance, the English virtue-and-word name meaning good fortune or luck. Chance comes through Old French from the Latin 'cadentia,' a falling of the dice, and became a given name in the American West. Chanz swaps in a 'z' for a sharper, contemporary 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
Chanz is a modern respelling of Chance, a word-name for good luck that traces through Old French to the Latin 'cadentia,' literally the fall of the dice. Chance took hold as a first name in the American West, and Chanz is a recent, edgier spelling of it, keeping the sense of fortune while updating the look.
Chanz was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its faint peak around the year 2000. A boy named Chanz then is in his mid-twenties today.
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What does the name Chanz mean?
As a respelling of Chance it is a word-name meaning good fortune or luck, from the Old French for the fall of the dice.
How do you pronounce Chanz?
It is said CHANZ /ˈtʃænz/, a single syllable rhyming with 'dance.'
Is Chanz a boy or girl name?
Chanz is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Chanz?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around the turn of the millennium.