August 12
Why this day? Chan is a short form of Chantal, and shares its name day.
Chan is celebrated in France on August 12; the United States on March 29.
Chan is a short form of Chantal. It keeps its origin (From the Occitan cantal, "stone, rock", via the land name of Baroness Chantal) and meaning — stone, rock, and shares its name day, August 12.
On birth records, Chan is rarely written as such: the Chans are Chantals (232,495 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Chantal page. Chan is also a short form of Chanel, Shanel.
Chan is a short form of Chantal, which means stone, rock.
August 12, together with Chantal: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Chantal.
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