Chucky is an
English
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masculine
given name that is a diminutive form of
Charles
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...
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Notable people known by this name include the following:
Nickname
*Chucky, nickname of
Vassily Ivanchuk
Vasyl Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk ( uk, Василь Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969), also transliterated as Vassily Ivanchuk, is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading ...
(born 1969), Ukrainian chess grandmaster
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Chucky Atkins
Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins (born August 14, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played for nine different NBA teams throughout his career.
Basketball career
Atkins played college basketball at the University of South ...
, nickname of Kenneth Lavon Atkins (born 1974), American basketball player
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Chucky Bartolo, nickname of Andrew Bartolo (born 1993), Maltese stand-up comedian and drag queen
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Chucky Brown
Clarence "Chucky" Brown Jr. (born February 29, 1968) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State, Brown was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second ...
, nickname of Clarence Brown Jr., (born 1968), American basketball player
*Chucky Ferreyra, nickname of
Facundo Ferreyra
Facundo Ferreyra (; born 14 March 1991), nicknamed "Chucky", is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tijuana.
Club career Banfield
Ferreyra came through the youth system at his home town club of Banfield, ...
(born 1991), Argentine footballer
*Chucky Gruden, nickname of
Jon Gruden
Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is a former American professional football coach who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He held his first head coaching position with the Raiders franchise during thei ...
(born 1963), American football coach
*Chucky Jeffery, nickname of Janeesa Jeffery (born 1991), American female basketball player
*Chucky Klapow, nickname of