English · Boy name
Chance
“good fortune”
About the name Chance
Chance is an English name meaning ‘good fortune’. It is derived from the English word for fortune, which came through Old French ‘cheance’ from Latin ‘cadentia’, a falling, originally referring to the fall of dice. The name is featured in literature and film, notably in ‘Being There’, Jerzy Kosiński’s novel, adapted into a film in which Peter Sellers plays Chance, a gardener mistaken for a wise adviser. The American musician Chance the Rapper also uses it, and it is given to boys.
- Meaning
- good fortune
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- CHANSE(1 syl.)
Middle names for Chance
- Chance Michael
- Chance James
- Chance Alexander
- Chance Daniel
- Chance Robert
Questions about Chance
- What does Chance mean?
- Chance is an English name meaning "good fortune".
- How do you pronounce Chance?
- Chance is pronounced CHANSE, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Chance?
- Variants of Chance include Chanse, Chaunce, Chantz.
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