Chauncey

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Chauncey means "chancellor" or "secretary" in Old French.
Popularity
The popularity of the name Chauncey has declined in recent years. Its popularity peaked in the early 1900s, and has since fallen out of favor. In 2021, the name ranked at #4,791 in the United States according to DefineName.

cartoon of the name Chauncey
Cartoon of Chauncey

Chauncey Name meanings & History

The name Chauncey means "chancellor" or "secretary" in Old French. From a Norman surname of unknown meaning. It was used as a given name in America in honour of Harvard president Charles Chauncey (1592-1672). Chauncey is a popular name for boys in the United States, but is less common in other parts of the world.

Zodiac Sign of Chauncey: Change Scorpio,Challenge Capricorn

Synonyms of Chauncey:

C: Curious,Cute,Clever,Copycat,Candid,Choice,Chatty

H: Haggle,Hobnobbing,Hope,Heart's Desire,Hyper

A: Action,Ambitious,Assertive,Argumentative,Aggressive,Angry

U: Undermining,Unity,Utopia,Understanding,Universality

N: Nervous,Neat,Neurosis,Nice,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Nagging

E: Environment,Enliven,Expressive,Enlighten,Entertain,Exaggerate

Y: Yen/money,Yin/Yang,Youth-giving

Chauncey is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Chauncey include Chauncey Billups, a former NBA player, and Chauncey Depew, an American politician and lawyer.

2.) Chauncey (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) chancellor; church official.

Other Forms: Chaunce, Chauncee, Chauncei, Chaunci, Chauncie, Chaunecy, Chaunesy, Chaunszi


3.) Chauncey (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) fair-minded

Other Forms: Chance, Chancey, Chanse, Chaunce


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