Chantal () is a feminine given name of French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the

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word ''cantal'', meaning "

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." It came into popular use as a given name in honor of the

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Jeanne de Chantal Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM (born Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot, Baronness of Chantal; 28 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) was a French Catholic noble widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767. She founded the Order of the Vi ...

. It may also be spelled

Chantel Chantel is a French given name. It is a variant of Chantal. People * Azaria Chantel Chamberlain (1980–1980), Australian 2-month old baby girl who was killed by a dingo near Uluru * Chantel Dubay, model * Chantel Emonson (born 1993), Australian ...

, Chantalle, Chantelle, Shantal, Shantel, or Shantelle usually in the USA. In Europe and Quebec, the name is generally pronounced as "Chantal".

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Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles'' ...

(born 1950), Belgian film maker * Chantal Botts (born 1976), South African badminton player * Chantal Chamandy, Canadian singer * Chantal Chawaf (born 1943), French writer * Chantal Coché (1826 – 1891), Belgian industrialist *

Chantal Claret Chantal Claret Euringer (born February 21, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood. Early life Claret was born on February 21, 1982, in Berkeley, California, t ...

(born 1982), American singer *

Chantal Galladé Chantal Galladé (born 17 December 1972 in Winterthur) is a Swiss politician, represented the Canton of Zürich in the Swiss National Council as member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) from December 2003 until December 2018. ...

(born 1972), Swiss politician * Chantal Garrigues (1944–2018), French actress *

Chantal Goya Chantal de Guerre (; born 10 June 1942), known as Chantal Goya (), is a French singer and actress. Goya started her career as a ''yé-yé'' girl, singing a catchy mid-1960s hybrid of girl-group pop and French ''chanson''. She also enjoyed a car ...

(born 1942), French singer and actress *

Chantal Grevers Chantal Grevers (born 1961) is a former Dutch cricketer whose international career for the Dutch national side spanned from 1979 to 1990. A left-arm medium-pace bowler, she played thirteen One Day International (ODI) matches, including games at ...

(born 1961), Dutch cricketer *

Chantal Groot Chantal Groot (born 19 October 1982) is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999. The best distance of Chantal Groot is the 50 m butterfly in which ...

(born 1982), Dutch swimmer * Chantal Joffe (born 1969), English painter * Chantal Jones (born 1988), American model *

Chantal Kreviazuk Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk (; born May 18, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, '' Under These ...

(born 1974), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Chantal Mauduit Chantal Mauduit (24 March 1964 – 13 May 1998) was a French alpinist. Biography Born in Paris, Mauduit arrived in the French Alps at age five and started climbing at the age of 15. After several difficult routes in the Alps, she focused her ...

(1964–1998), French alpine skier *

Chantal Mouffe Chantal Mouffe (; born 17 June 1943) is a Belgian political theorist, formerly teaching at University of Westminster. She is best known for her contribution to the development—jointly with Ernesto Laclau, with whom she co-authored her most fre ...

(born 1943), Belgian political theorist *

Chantal Nijkerken-de Haan Chantal Nijkerken-de Haan (born 18 September 1973) is a Dutch politician, she has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 31 March 2015, when she replaced Klaas Dijkh ...

(born 1973), Dutch politician *

Chantal Quesnel Chantal Quesnel (sometimes credited as Chantal Quesnelle, born 1971) is a Canadian actress. She currently is a voice actress for the TV animated series '' Zeroman'', shown in Canada on Teletoon. She also appeared in Don Mancini's film ''Curse of Ch ...

, Canadian actress *Chantal Passamonte (born 1970), South African electronic musician, better known as

Mira Calix Chantal Francesca Passamonte (28 October 1969 – 25 March 2022), known professionally as Mira Calix ( ), was a South African-born, British-based audio and visual artist and musician signed to Warp Records. Although her earlier music is almost ...

Chantal Réga Chantal Réga (born August 7, 1955, in Nîmes) is a retired track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, ...

(born 1955), French sprinter *

Chantal Renaud Chantal Renaud (born 26 August 1946) is a Québécoise script writer, and a past yé-yé singer and actress. She was the wife of former Quebec Premier and former Parti Québécois leader Bernard Landry. Renaud began her career as a yé-yé si ...

(born 1946), Canadian script writer *

Chantal Singer Chantal Singer is a Canadian water skier from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She began Water skiing at the age of 4. She has competed in international competitions and won first place in three Pan-American waterski championships, in the years 2010, ...

, Canadian internationally ranked waterskier *

Chantal Spitz Chantal T. Spitz (born 11 November 1954) is a Mā’ohi author and activist. Biography Spitz was born in Papeete, French Polynesia, in 1954. Although raised outside of French Polynesia, after completing her education she returned and now liv ...

(born 1954), French Polynesian author *

Chantal Strand Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games. Her vocal role credits include those for little female human characte ...

(born 1987), Canadian voice actress * Chantal Strasser (born 1978), Swiss freestyle swimmer *

Chantal Sutherland Chantal Sutherland (born February 23, 1976, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian model, television personality and jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing. She is referred to as the Danica Patrick of horse racing. She is known for her ...

(born 1976), Canadian model, television personality and jockey *

Chantal Ughi Chantal Ughi (born 17 December 1981) is an Italian American female kickboxer, actress and multiple Muay Thai champion. Ughi started training Muay Thai in New York aged 20, and in January 2008 left her acting career in the United States to becom ...

(born 1981), Italian female kick boxer, actress and multiple Muay Thai champion *

Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark (born Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, 17 September 1968), is the wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark. Marie-Chantal's hu ...

(born 1968), the wife of Pavlos, a crowned prince of Greece * Chantal Videla (born 2002), Filipino-Argentine actress, model, and singer of K-pop girl group Lapillus (group)

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Chantelle

Chantalle

* Chantalle Ng (born 1995), Singaporean actress * Chantalle Zijderveld (born 2000), Dutch swimmer

Shantal

* Shantal Munro-Knight, Barbadian politician * Beatriz Shantal, Mexican actress, singer, and model *

Ran Shantal Ran Shantal (also "Shental" or "Chantal"; רן שנטל; born May 25, 1971) is an Israeli Olympic competitive sailor. Early life Shantal was born in Jaffa, Israel, and is Jewish. His brother is Olympic competitive sailor Nir Shental. Sailing c ...

(born 1971), Israeli Olympic competitive sailor

Shantel

*Stefan Hantel, stage name Shantel (born 1968), German DJ and producer * Shantel Bailey (born 1995), Jamaican footballer * Shantel Jordan, U.S. figure skater *

Shantel Krebs Shantel Swedlund Krebs (born April 28, 1973) is an American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State. She previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and South Dakota Senate. Early life and education Shante ...

(born 1973), American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State * Shantel Rivard, the first coach for the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux women's hockey team *

Shantel VanSanten Shantel VanSanten (born July 25, 1985) is an American actress and model. As a model, she has been featured in the magazines ''Teen Vogue'' and ''Seventeen''. On television, she played the role of Quinn James in the CW teen drama series ''One Tr ...

(born 1985), American actress and model

Shantelle

*Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born 1986), Canadian professional wrestler with the ring name

Taylor Wilde Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed with Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Taylor Wilde. Malawski was under a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract fr ...