Chance (name)

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Chance is an English masculine given name and a surname. The given name is of Middle English origin, meaning "good fortune". There are several variants.{{cite web |url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?g=1&t=1&s=Chance |title=Chance - Name Meaning & Origin |publisher=thinkbabynames.com |accessdate=2008-03-24}} The surname is of Old French origin, from {{lang|fro|cheance}}, also Middle English {{Lang|enm|chea(u)nce}} (meaning "fortune", "luck"). The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1310 in Essex.{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Chance |title=Surname: Chance |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-03-24}} People with the name Chance include:

Given name

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| name = Chance

| pronunciation =chans

| gender = Male

| meaning = "Good fortune"

| region = England

| related names = Chanse, Chantz, Chanze, Czance, Chaunce, Chauncey, Chauncy, Choncey and Chancey

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