At a Glance: Name: Chantal – Meaning: stone (from an Occitan place-name element) – Origin: French (place name/surname, ultimately Occitan) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: shahn-TAHL
Chantal is a French (place name/surname, ultimately Occitan) girl's name meaning “stone (from an Occitan place-name element)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Chantal
Meaning: Stone (from an Occitan place-name element).
Origin: French (place name/surname, ultimately Occitan).
A common claim: Chantal is often assumed to mean 'song' or 'singer,' by association with the word chant. Actually: That association is a false etymology; the name actually derives from a place name meaning 'stone,' with no real link to chanter ('to sing').
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Chantal
Phonetic: shahn-TAHL IPA: /ʃɑːnˈtɑːl/
Popularity of Chantal
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1947–2024.
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