Meaning of name Chance

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Meaning

The name Chance has the following meaning:

It refers to "One who takes risks". Perhaps very suited for an aspiring entrepreneur. Parents need to note that this name is usually used for boys.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

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As a baby girl name, Chance is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available popularity statistics for the name Chance in the USA, for the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Chance is pronounced as chahn-s

Origins

Chance originates from the American English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Chance and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Chance: Boys - Girls - Braelyn, Kaylyn, Keisha, Lashonda, Latanya, Both genders - Lashawn

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Chance: Chancee, Chanci, Chancie, Chancy, Chansy

Style

We think the name Chance should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Chance to be: An adventurous and risk-taking person

In one word, you might describe Chance as a(n) "adventurous" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Chance (or its variants) are:

Chance Mock, born on 10 December, a famous footballer. Chance Mock's background: Former American football quarterback who played college football for the University of Texas and played professionally for the Austin Wranglers in the Arena Football League. He is currently an announcer for the Wranglers.

Chance Bateman, born on 21 June, a famous footballer. Chance Bateman's background: Australian football player. Well-known for his speed and hardness at the ball, as well as his distinguished dreadlocks. Though injury-prone in the recent years, he still managed to play 21 games in 2006 and rank 12th in the Best and the Fairest, averaging about 20 possessions in each game.