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.[1] The surname is of Old French origin, from cheance, also Middle English chea(u)nce (meaning "fortune", "luck"). The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1310 in Essex.[2] People with the name Chance include:
| Pronunciation | chans |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Good fortune" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Chanse, Chantz, Chanze, Czance, Chaunce, Chauncey, Chauncy, Choncey and Chancey |
- Chance Adams (born 1994), American baseball player
- Chance Bateman (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
- Chance the Rapper (born 1993), American rapper, born Chancelor Bennett
- Chance Browne (born 1948), American cartoonist
- Chance Campbell (born 1999), American football player
- Chance Carter (born 2001), Canadian soccer player
- Chance Fry (born 1964), American soccer player
- Chance Kelly, American actor
- Chance Mock (born 1981), American football player
- Chance Myers (born 1987), American soccer player
- Chance Perdomo (1996–2024), English-American actor
- Chance Phelps (1984–2004), United States Marine
- Chance Ruffin (born 1988), American baseball player
- Chance Sanford (born 1972), American baseball player
- Chance Sisco (born 1995), American baseball player
- Chance Thomas, American music composer
- Chance M. Vought (1890–1930), American businessman and aerospace engineer
- Chance Warmack (born 1991), American football player
- Chance Waters (born 1987), Australian rapper, songwriter, record producer
