List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with Ch

Chapelle

(shah-PEHL)

Chappelle is a surname of French origin, a variant of the word "chapelle" meaning "chapel". Notable people with the name include: Bill Chappelle, American baseball player. Charles W. Chappelle (1872-1941), African-American aviation pioneer.

Meaning: Living near a church Origin: English, French

Chaplin

(CHAP-lin)

Chaplin is a surname of English, Ukrainian and Belarusian origin. Surnames of English origin are derived from the occupational name for a clergyman, while Ukrainian and Belarusian uses are derived from chaplya, meaning 'heron' or 'stork'.

Meaning: Priest, minister Origin: English

Chapman

(CHAP-mən)

Meaning. Business man or trader. Chapman is an English surname derived from the Old English occupational name céapmann “marketman, monger, merchant”, from the verb céapan, cypan “to buy or sell” and the noun form ceap "barter, business; a purchase."

Meaning: Tradesman Origin: English

Chappy

(c)hap-py, ch-a-ppy ] The baby boy name Chappy is derived from French and Old English origins. Chappy is a diminutive of the name Chapin. Chappy is also a diminutive of the English name Chapman.

Meaning: Diminutive of chapman, peddler, merchant Origin: English

Charity

(CHER-i-tee)

From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas meaning "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved". Caritas was in use as a Roman Christian name. The English name Charity came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.

Meaning: One of the three graces in greek mythology Origin: English

Charlee

Charlee is an Americanized respelling of the more classically spelled nickname Charlie which has been used for both males and females for any or all names derived from Charles. ... Charles comes from the German masculine name Carl/Karl from the word “karl” meaning “free man”.

Meaning: A form of charlie Origin: English

Charleson

Charleson Name Meaning. English: patronymic from the personal name Charles.

Meaning: A man, variant of carl Origin: English

Charleston

(CHAHR-əls-tən)

The name Charleston is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Charleston is: A man;.

Meaning: A form of carlton Origin: English

Charleton

Old English name that means free man. English surname derived from an English place name and meaning "settlement of free men." Famous real-life people named Charlton: | Edit. Charlton Heston.

Meaning: From charless farm Origin: English

Charley

English Meaning: The name Charley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Charley is: From the Old English 'ceorl' meaning man.

Meaning: Man Origin: English