Chance

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[edit] ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Chance is an English word meaning “fortune” or “luck.” It is also an English surname. The word "Chance" has lately gained popularity as a first name. Chance is also a version of the name Chauncey from the French "chancellor." It may also be derived from Latin word cadens, which means "falling." ^[1][2]

[edit] POPULARITY

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[edit] FACTS

• The second book of Aristotle’s Physics describes what ancient Greek philosophers viewed as the two concepts of chance: Tyche (luck) operates in the mind, while Automaton (chance) operates in the realm of nature. Both causes of effects happen incidentally.

[edit] NAMESAKES

• CHANCE (acronym) Competence-building and Higher Awareness about Networking and Collaboration for Europe
• Chance, the schooner (boat) of Alexander George Arbuthnot

[edit] FAMOUS PERSONS

• Chance (artist), popular musician in the realm of podcasting
• Chance (MuzikMafia), an artist formerly in the MuzikMafia
• James Chance (born 1953), new wave musician
• John Barnes Chance (1932–1972), American composer
• Chauncey Gardiner, aka Chance the Gardener, character in the novel Being There
• Chance (band), rock band from Illinois
• Chance Phelps, US Marine KIA in Iraq
• Dean Chance, ex-Major League Baseball pitcher
• Chance (band), hard rock band from North Carolina
• Frank Chance, ex-Major League Baseball player^[3]

Author: Mike Szimanski

[edit] NOTES

1. ↑ "http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/c/chance.html"
2. ↑ "http://www.behindthename.com/name/chance"
3. ↑ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance"