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Shawntel
Pronounced shawn-TEL /ʃɔːnˈtɛl/Medium
Meaning: Shawntel is an American respelling of Chantel (Chantal), a French name from a southern place-name; it was later popularly associated with the French chanter, 'to sing'. The Shawn- opening reshapes the sound phonetically for English readers. Shawntel inherits Chantal's meaning.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
Shawntel is an American respelling of Chantel (Chantal), a French name that began as a southern French place-name and was later linked by association to chanter, 'to sing'. The Shawn- opening renders the French nasal sound for English readers. Recorded from around 1963, it crested about 1995 at just over sixty girls a year.
Shawntel stayed a modest minority spelling and faded after the two-thousands. Two beats with a strong second stress, it reads as a late-century respelling; the elegant Chantal is the form more likely to return.
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What does the name Shawntel mean?
Shawntel is a respelling of Chantel (Chantal), a French name from a place-name, later associated with chanter, 'to sing'.
How do you pronounce Shawntel?
It's said shawn-TEL /ʃɔːnˈtɛl/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shawntel a boy or girl name?
Shawntel is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shawntel?
Shawntel was an uncommon respelling of Chantel that crested in the mid-nineteen-nineties and has been rare since.