Chance
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| Gender: | male | |
| Pronunciation: | CHANSE | |
| Meaning: | fortune, luck, chancellor, falling | |
| Related Names: | Chancellor, Chancey, Chaunce, Chaunceler, Chauncey |
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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
Social Security Administration
| Year of Birth | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 273 |
| 2005 | 258 |
| 2004 | 250 |
| 2003 | 240 |
| 2002 | 233 |
| 2001 | 224 |
| 2000 | 212 |
| 1999 | 223 |
| 1998 | 208 |
| 1997 | 191 |
| 1996 | 154 |
| 1995 | 189 |
| 1994 | 216 |
| 1993 | 299 |
| 1992 | 329 |
[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
- ↑ "http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/c/chance.html"
- ↑ "http://www.behindthename.com/name/chance"
- ↑ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chance"
Facts about ChanceRDF feed
| Gender | male + |
| Length | 6 + |
| Meaning | fortune, luck, chancellor, falling + |
| Meaningnc | fortune, luck, chancellor, falling + |
| Name | chance + |
| Origin | English + |
| Popularity | 2 + |
| Pronunciation | CHANSE + |
| Rank in 2000s | 241 + |
| Related | Chancellor +, Chancey +, Chaunce +, Chaunceler +, and Chauncey + |


