Chaplin

proper nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈt͡ʃæplɪn//

A surname originating as an occupation.

proper noun

1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era.
2
A place name: A number of places in the United States A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
3
A place name: A number of places in the United States An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky.
4
A place name: A number of places in the United States An unincorporated community and coal town in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
5
A place name: A number of places in Canada A community in Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
6
A place name: A number of places in Canada A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164.
7
A place name: A number of places in Canada A village in the Rural Municipality of Chaplin, Saskatchewan

Etymology

An occupational surname for a chaplain, from Middle English and Old French chapelain.

Forms

plural: Chaplins

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Chaplin · A surname originating as an occupation.

chapman · A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.Chapman · An English surname originating as an occupation for a…chaps · Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

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