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Shontell
How to Pronounce Shontell
Pronounced shon-TEL /ʃɑːnˈtɛl/Medium
Meaning: Shontell is a phonetic respelling of Chantel or Chantelle, names from a French surname and place name rooted in 'cantal', 'stone' or 'boulder', and often associated by sound with 'chant', song. Shontell keeps the sound in an English-friendly spelling.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
Shontell is an English respelling of Chantel or Chantelle, French names from a surname and place name rooted in a word for 'stone', with a folk association to 'chant', song. The phonetic Sh- spelling made the French name easy to read and belonged to the later-century taste for Sha- and Shon- names.
It was a rarity throughout, cresting faintly in the late nineteen-seventies before fading. It reads as a coinage-style respelling of its era, and has not revived.
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What does the name Shontell mean?
Shontell is a respelling of Chantel, a French name rooted in a word for 'stone' and linked by sound to 'song'.
How do you pronounce Shontell?
It's said shon-TEL /ʃɑːnˈtɛl/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shontell a boy or girl name?
Shontell is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shontell?
Shontell has always been rare, a respelling most seen in the late nineteen-seventies.