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It's okay, but it strikes me as a bit ostentatious. It seems like the sort of name that someone who likes to flaunt money and wear strong perfume would use.

I always thought the name Chantal was nice :) I guess Chantelle and Shantelle are kinda trashy.

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I'm not sure how I'd pronounce it though. Also, I'm not sure what middle names you could have with it... but tell me how you would pronounce it yourself? Then, it would be easier to come up with some middle names for it, as different pronouncations would suit different middle names.

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This message was edited 2/26/2011, 2:11 AM

I'm not a fan. I'd pronounce it shawn-TAL.

Interesting, all the responses about it being trashy. Hmm, I've never had that impression at all. I don't particularly like the name, but I get more of a royalty/snooty impression. Go figure. I've only know a Chantelle, and since that more accurately reflects how I pronounce it, I prefer that spelling. shawn-TELL.
Off the top of my head:
Chantal Ambrosia
Chantal Imogen
Chantal Desiree
Chantal Ignatia
Chantal Josephine
Chantal Denise
Chantal Clarisse (nn C.C.?)
Chantal Antoinette
And a few from your PNL:
Chantal Alessandra
Chantal Artemisia
Chantal Esperanza
Chantal Domenica
Chantal Aurelia
Chantal Felicity (oh yes!)
Chantal Isidora
Chantal Marguerite (double like!)
Chantelle Mirabelle :o)
ran out of steam, but I'm sure there's more.

I'm not a fan really. Reminds me of a really snobby girl I went to high school with, not trashy, just plain stuck up. She pronounced it "shawn-tall", so that's how I pronunce it too.

Hmmmm.... I still smell a trashy name in my opinion, but I think it's not the trashiest name I know of....

Double post.

This message was edited 2/25/2011, 1:39 PM

I'm not a fan of how it sounds but I don't hate it because it reminds me of singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, who I like. I also only like the spelling Chantal, pronounced shawn-TEL. There was a woman on the tv show, The Bachelor, named Shawntel...made me cringe.

I have always thought Chantal was very pretty, and have also always liked Marie-Chantal, like Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece. I pronounce it shahn-TALLE.

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Chantal Agnes
Chantal Anais
Chantal Amelie
Chantal Anneliese
Chantal Caroline
Chantal Emilie
Chantal Elisabeth
Chantal Henriette
Chantal Josephine

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awful. Where I lived before Finland it was pronounced with a hard ch like Jackie Chan 'chan-tall'. It's a horrid name.

Eh, I think Chantal/Chantelle/Shantelle are ALL kind of trashy. JMO.

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MN suggstions:

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Chantal Rose
Chantal Denise
Chantal Bethany
Chantal Ava
Chantal Madelyn