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Chuck - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Chuck

[ 1 syll. (c)huc(k), ch-u-ck ] The boy name Chuck is pronounced CHAHK KEY. Chuck is of Germanic origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. Chuck is a pet form of the English and French Charles.

Chuck is an uncommon baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1961, 0.059% of baby boys were given the name Chuck. It was #218 in rank then. The baby name has seen a steep decline in popularity since then, and is currently used only on an infrequent scale. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Chuck, the English and French Charles was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Chuck include the English Chae, the Hebrew Chai, the English Chann, the English Chas, the English Chase, the English Chay, the English Chaz, the English Chazz, the Spanish Che, the Spanish Cheche, the English Ches, the English Chick, the name Chik, the English Chu, the English Cesco, the Siouan Chaska, the Spanish Checho, the Spanish Checo, the Spanish Chicho, and the Portuguese and Spanish Chico.

Details of famous persons named Chuck:
Actor Chuck Norris, born Carlos Ray Norris 10 March 1940, Ryan, Oklahoma.
Animator Chuck Jones, born Charles Martin Jones 21 September 1912 - 22 February 2002, Spokane, Washington.
Aviator Chuck Yeager, born 13 February 1923, Myra, West Virginia.
Game Show Host Chuck Barris, born 3 June 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rock Musician Chuck Berry, born 18 October 1926, St. Louis, Missouri.

KEY: Pronunciation for Chuck: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


 
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