Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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Borrowed from French Chantal in the 1960s, from the surname of a French saint Jeanne de Chantal, actually a Baroness of Chantal, a place name in France from Old Provençal cantal ("stone, stony place").

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Examples

  • All Victor Carl knows is that he’s just woken up with his suit in tatters, his socks missing, and a stinging pain in his chest thanks to a new tattoo he doesn’t remember getting: a heart inscribed with the name Chantal Adair.

    Marked Man by William Lashner: Book summary 2010

  • He spent his teenage years corrupting his younger brother, encouraging him to take a bite out of a French exchange student called Chantal Feuillade, a girl they hated and fancied in equal measure.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • He spent his teenage years corrupting his younger brother, encouraging him to take a bite out of a French exchange student called Chantal Feuillade, a girl they hated and fancied in equal measure.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • He spent his teenage years corrupting his younger brother, encouraging him to take a bite out of a French exchange student called Chantal Feuillade, a girl they hated and fancied in equal measure.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • He spent his teenage years corrupting his younger brother, encouraging him to take a bite out of a French exchange student called Chantal Feuillade, a girl they hated and fancied in equal measure.

    The Redleys Matt Haig 2010

  • She even called Chantal, told her what was going on.

    Love and Death Jeff Mariotte 2004

  • She even called Chantal, told her what was going on.

    Love and Death Jeff Mariotte 2004

  • She even called Chantal, told her what was going on.

    Love and Death Jeff Mariotte 2004

  • The horrified expression Chantal had maintained for the past few seconds shifted into a smile.

    The Clog 2010

  • The horrified expression Chantal had maintained for the past few seconds shifted into a smile.

    The Clog 2010

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