Shontel
Meaning of Shontel
Shontel is a contemporary English-language feminine name that emerged in the United States in the late 1960s as a phonetic variant of the French Chantelle. Phonetically rendered /ʃɒnˈtɛl/, it pairs the prefix “Shon-”—a morphological innovation common to late-20th-century Anglo-American naming—with the suffix “-tel” to form a balanced, two-syllable structure. Social Security Administration data trace its first appearance in 1967 (6 occurrences, rank 742), a peak in 1972 (45 occurrences, rank 703), and a steady decline to 9 births (rank 894) by 2002. From a technical standpoint, Shontel exemplifies creative relexification, reflecting a broader onomastic trend toward distinctiveness and phonetic clarity. Its modest popularity and relative scarcity practically guarantee that a newborn Shontel will sidestep roll-call collisions in preschool—and beyond.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as shawn-TEL (/ʃɒntɛl/)
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Notable People Named Shontel
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