Chantal (UK: /ʃɒ̃ˈtɑːl, -ˈtæl, ʃænˈ-/, US: /ʃɑːnˈtɑːl/,[1] French: [ʃɑ̃tal] ) is a feminine given name of French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the Old Occitan word cantal, meaning "stone". It came into popular use as a given name in honor of the Catholic saint, Jeanne de Chantal. It may also be spelled Chantel, Chantalle, Chantelle, Shantal, Shantel, Shantelle, or Shontelle usually in the USA.

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  • Stefan Hantel, stage name Shantel (born 1968), German DJ and producer
  • Shantel Jordan, U.S. figure skater
  • Shantel Krebs (born 1973), American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State
  • Shantel Rivard, the first coach for the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux women's hockey team
  • Shantel VanSanten (born 1985), American actress and model

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  • Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born 1986), Canadian professional wrestler with the ring name Taylor Wilde

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  • Shontelle Layne (born 1985), Barbadian singer better known mononymously as Shontelle

References edit

  1. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). "Chantal". Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.