Meaning & History
In the case of American author Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) it was from his mother's surname, which was possibly an Anglicized form of French de Chiel, of unknown meaning.
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2/4/2020, 9:06 PM | Mike C | update #107 | ||
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| 2/12/2007, 1:03 AM | Mike C | earliest recorded revision |