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Meaning of name Chanel

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Meaning

The name Chanel has the following meaning:

Most famous for being the surname of the legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Chanel is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 937 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Chanel fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 17 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 796 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Chanel in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Chanel is pronounced as shuh-nell

Origins

Chanel originates from the French language.
See other suggested French girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Chanel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Chanel: Boys - Chauncey, Gage, Jarvis, Nazaire, Raynard, Reynard, Travis, Girls - Bernadette, Charlotte, Cherie, Both genders - Desire, Dior, Mabel, Marie, Michelle

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Chanel: Chanal, Chaneel, Chaneil, Chanele, Channell, Channelle, Chenelle, Shanel, Shannelle, Shenelle, Shynelle

Style

We think the name Chanel should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

See other The 70's girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Chanel to be: A pretty, quiet and smart lady

In one word, you might describe Chanel as a(n) "pretty" person.

See other "pretty" names for girls.

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Famous persons

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

Gabrielle Bonheur 'Coco' Chanel , born on 19 August, a famous designer. Gabrielle Bonheur 'Coco' Chanel 's background: French fashion designer. One of the most influential person in the field, she made a significant impact on the haute couture and was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century. The style she pursued was menswear-inspired and simple but elegant. Most importantly, it embodies the freedom, independence, success and confidence, qualities women of the 20th century strive to reflect. Such was the beginning of one of the biggest fashion house in history, the brand 'Chanel' still resonates with fashion in today's world.
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