Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Chandler

Chandler is the transferred use of an English surname originating from an occupation name. It comes from the Old French “chandele” meaning ‘candle’ and was the noun used to signify a maker and seller of candles. The word ultimately comes from the Latin “candere” meaning ‘to be bright’. The first recoded spelling of this surname was rendered “le Candeler” in the late 13th century. Chandler is widely considered a unisex name, but is more commonly used for boys.

All About the Baby Name – Chandler

Personality

OF THE BOY NAME CHANDLER

The number 11 is a Master Number, and embodies heightened traits of the Two. This personality is on a life journey to find spiritual truth. They are extremely idealistic and intuitive. Elevens have a rare and exceptional spiritual energy that brings a sense of obligation to illuminate the world around them. It's a very powerful responsibility, but these people have far more potential than they know. It's important that they surrender to higher ideals. They have the capacity to see the bigger picture, and they possess the skills to inspire others spiritually. Elevens have strong diplomatic skills and can become great peacemakers. Master numbers can be both a blessing and a curse, as they walk the fine line between greatness and the potential for self-destruction.

Popularity

OF THE BOY NAME CHANDLER

The name Chandler first appeared on the American male naming charts in 1969 but pretty abruptly fell off the charts, returning to obscurity for most of the 1970s. The name did not reemerge until 1982 and still only saw levels of low-moderate usage. What really catapulted Chandler’s popularity was the 1994 debut of a loveably funny, self-deprecating character named Chandler Bing on the ϋber-popular sitcom “Friends” (1994-2004). That following year (1995), the name Chandler jumped almost 200 positions on the chart to spot #171. The height of the name’s popularity came in 1999 at position #151. Interestingly, the name Chandler also appeared on the female naming charts between 1992 and 2002, but she has since fallen off. Since the name is almost exclusively used on baby boys today, we are calling this a masculine name. However, it has a history of being unisex and many parents like this name for their daughters. It works either way in our opinion. For boys, Chandler also has a dose of that haughty, wealthy boy resonance like Easton, Wesley, Sebastian and Brooks.

Quick Facts

ON CHANDLER

GENDER:

Boy

ORIGIN:

English

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

429

PRONUNCIATION:

CHAND-lər

SIMPLE MEANING:

Candle seller; Bright one

Characteristics

OF CHANDLER

Inspirational

Highly Intuitive

Spiritual Teacher

Extremely Bright

Uplifting

Truth-seeker

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Chandler

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME CHANDLER

We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Chandler

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME CHANDLER

We cannot find any childrens books with the first name Chandler


Popular Songs

ON CHANDLER

We cannot find any popular or well-known songs with the name of Chandler


Famous People

NAMED CHANDLER

Chandler Brossard (writer)
Chandler Williams (football player)
Chandler Brossard (writer)
Chandler Williams (football player)
Chandler Brossard (writer)
Chandler Williams (football player)

Children of Famous People

NAMED CHANDLER

We cannot find any children of famous people with the first name Chandler

Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME CHANDLER

We cannot find any historically significant people with the first name Chandler