Chanel - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Chanel \

is pronounced sha-NELL. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "pipe, channel". Contemporary usage of the French surname may be due to the influence of the legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel, and a number of famous perfumes. Also the name of a 14th-century French missionary saint.

Chanel has 11 variant forms: Chanell, Chanelle, Channelle, Chenelle, Shanel, Shanell, Shanelle, Shannel, Shannelle, Shenelle and Shynelle.

Baby names that sound like Chanel are Shenell, Shannell, Shanelly and Shanella.

Chanel is a very common first name for women (#1432 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#86854 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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