75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. də-SHEEL, DASH-il [key·IPA] 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. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange complex serious Categories anglicizations, authors, celebrity babies, Fringe characters, rare English, surnames, The Gilded Age characters, The Incredibles characters, uncertain etymology
