Chuck - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Chuck \

. Pet form of Charles (Old German) "free man". Originally a nickname from a term for endearment (from Middle English "chukken", meaning "to chuck"). Cartoon director Chuck Jones; musician Chuck Mangione; aviation pioneer Colonel Chuck Yaeger.

Chuck has 1 variant form: Chuckie.

Baby names that sound like Chuck are Chick, Chik, Chic and Chico.

Chuck is a very common first name for men (#547 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#26719 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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