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Chauntel

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How to Pronounce Chauntel

Pronounced shawn-TEL /ʃɔːnˈtɛl/Medium

Meaning: Chauntel is an elaborated spelling of Chantel, itself from the French Chantal. Chantal began as a surname and place name in Occitan, tied to cantal, 'stone' or a stony place, and spread as a first name honoring Saint Jane Frances de Chantal. The au and el give a familiar name a fancier look.Low

In 30 seconds: Chauntel is an ornate spelling of Chantel, from a French place name meaning 'stone'. A rare girl's name of the late nineteen-eighties (said shawn-TEL).

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Origin LowFrench, Occitan

MeaningChauntel is an elaborated spelling of Chantel, itself from the French Chantal. Chantal began as a surname and place name in Occitan, tied to cantal, 'stone' or a stony place, and spread as a first name honoring Saint Jane Frances de Chantal. The au and el give a familiar name a fancier look.

U.S. rank (2006)#17685 ↘ Falling

2006 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1989

Total births (all-time)≈ 497

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Chauntel dresses up Chantel with an added au and a firm -el, one of many phonetic spins American families gave the French name in the nineteen-eighties. The root is the Occitan cantal, 'stone', by way of a place name and a saint. It reads as elegant and a touch elaborate.

It stayed a small choice, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year around 1989 and thinning through the two-thousands. A girl named Chauntel then is in her mid-thirties now.

Did you know? Chantal, the parent of Chauntel, was a surname first, taken from a stony place in southern France, and spread as a first name through a saint who bore it.

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References - Chauntel / Chantal — French Chantal from Occitan cantal 'stone'; Chauntel an elaborated spelling

Variations

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Nicknames

ChanTelly

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Chauntel mean?

Chauntel is a form of Chantel, from a French place name tied to 'stone' or a stony place.

How do you pronounce Chauntel?

It's said shawn-TEL /ʃɔːnˈtɛl/, two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Chauntel a boy or girl name?

Chauntel is used as a girl's name.

Is Chauntel a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, an ornate spelling of Chantel seen mostly in the late nineteen-eighties.