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Chuck.

A form of the male given name Charles, of mostly American usage.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/t͡ʃʌk/
  1. A form of the male given name Charles, of mostly American usage.

noun/t͡ʃʌk/
  1. a Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe.

    informal · plural-normally
name/t͡ʃʌk/
  1. The city of Edmonton.

    Canada · slang
Where this word comes from

Shortening of Edmonchuk. So named because of the large Ukrainian population; -чук (-čuk) is a common suffix in Ukrainian surnames.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.