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==Definition== |
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Chauncey Not to be confused with the term "Chauncy", which is without the E. |
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A Chauncey is a person who tends to be more talented, smarter, and better over-all in numeruos ways than the average person. They tend to be deserving of reverence and are thought of highly, but sometimes due to this are envied. |
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==Origin: Chauncey== |
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It is of Middle English origin. American coinage from a New England surname found in the Middle Ages. Also possibly short form of Chancellor, meaning "office holder". |
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* Chauncey a dutch mythical creature, commonly mistaken for bigfoot. |
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* [[Chauncey (Wonder Showzen character)|Chauncey (''Wonder Showzen'' character)]], puppet character on the MTV2 series ''Wonder Showzen'' |
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* Chance the Gardener, the main character in the film ''[[Being There]]'', whose name is misheard by the movie's characters throughout as Chauncey Gardiner |
* Chance the Gardener, the main character in the film ''[[Being There]]'', whose name is misheard by the movie's characters throughout as Chauncey Gardiner |
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Revision as of 16:16, 24 September 2011
Definition
Chauncey Not to be confused with the term "Chauncy", which is without the E.
A Chauncey is a person who tends to be more talented, smarter, and better over-all in numeruos ways than the average person. They tend to be deserving of reverence and are thought of highly, but sometimes due to this are envied.
Origin: Chauncey
It is of Middle English origin. American coinage from a New England surname found in the Middle Ages. Also possibly short form of Chancellor, meaning "office holder".
Chauncey can refer to:
Places
In the United States:
- Chauncey, Georgia
- Chauncey, Indiana, 19th-century town absorbed into West Lafayette, Indiana
- Chauncey, Michigan
- Chauncey, Ohio
People
- Given name
- Chauncey Billups, American basketball player for the New York Knicks
- Chauncey Hosford, Oregon pioneer
- Surname
- Danny Chauncey (b. 1956), American rock guitarist
- George Chauncey (b.1953), professor of history at Yale University
- George Chauncey (executive), former owner of the Brooklyn Grooms
- Henry Chauncey (1905–2002), founder of the Educational Testing Service
- Commodore Isaac Chauncey (1779–1840), U.S. Navy officer in the early 19th century
- Mary Kincaid-Chauncey, former Democratic politician from Nevada
- Toby Chauncey (d.1579), William Chauncey (d. 1585) and others - owners of the Manor House at Edgcote, Northamptonshire, England
- Fictional
- Chauncey a dutch mythical creature, commonly mistaken for bigfoot.
- Chance the Gardener, the main character in the film Being There, whose name is misheard by the movie's characters throughout as Chauncey Gardiner
Other uses
- USS Chauncey, three ships named for Commodore Chauncey
- Chauncey, Belgian menswear label