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Deschanel

Deschanel proper noun: a surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Proper noun

Deschanel (plural Deschanels)

  1. A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Forms of Deschanel

pluralDeschanels

Origin of Deschanel

Borrowed from French Deschanel, itself from Occitan.

Questions about Deschanel

What does Deschanel mean?
Deschanel means a surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
What part of speech is Deschanel?
Deschanel is a proper noun.

Words near Deschanel in the dictionary

  1. desceptre
  2. desceptred
  3. desceptres
  4. desceptring
  5. descetyllanatoside
  6. Deschanel
  7. Deschanels
  8. deschedule
  9. descheduled
  10. deschedules
  11. descheduling

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