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CHIP
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: CHIP   [key]
Meaning & History
Diminutive of CHARLES or CHRISTOPHER. It can also be from a nickname given in reference to the phrase a chip off the old block, used of a son who is similar to his father.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Charley, Charlie, Chas, Chaz, Chris, Chuck, Kit, Topher, Kris
FEMININE FORMS: Charla, Charlene, Charleen, Charlize, Sharla, Sharleen, Sharlene
OTHER LANGUAGES: Hristo (Bulgarian), Krsto (Croatian), Kris (Danish), Kalle, Risto (Finnish), Charlot (French), Karcsi (Hungarian), Hristo, Risto (Macedonian), Krzyś (Polish), Carlinhos, Carlito, Carlitos (Portuguese), Carlito, Carlitos (Spanish), Kalle (Swedish)
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