Chandler
See also: chandler
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Chander
Pronunciation
- (General Australian, New Zealand, UK) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlə(ɹ)/, /ˈt͡ʃændlə(ɹ)/
- (Ireland, US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/
Proper noun
Chandler
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a chandler (“maker or seller of candles”).
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- 1996, Television Quarterly: The Journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, volume XXVIII, number 3, page 4:
- Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.
- A locale in Australia:
- A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland; named for John Beals Chandler, 5th Lord Mayor of Brisbane.
- A village in the Shire of Nungarin, Western Australia; named for a local farmer.
- A locale in Canada:
- A town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
- A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36, Saskatchewan.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Maricopa County, Arizona; named for early settler Dr. Alexander John Chandler.
- An unincorporated community in Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana.
- A town in Ohio Township and Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana; named for railroad official O. E. Chandler.
- A township in Charlevoix County, Michigan.
- A township in Huron County, Michigan.
- A town in Murray County, Minnesota; named for railroad official John Alonzo Chandler.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, Missouri; named for Civil War officer John N. Chandler.
- A township in Adams County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States, named for Judge George Chandler.
- A city in Henderson County, Texas; named for early settler Alphonso H. Chandler.
- A former settlement in California.
- A river.
- A river in Alaska, United States; running 201 km from Chandler Lake in Gates of the Arctic National Park into the Colville 27 km northeast of Umiat.
- A river in New South Wales, Australia; running 110 km from the Great Dividing Range near Lyndhurst into the Macleay at Cunnawarra National Park.
- A river in Maine, United States; running 39 km from Cottontail Hill in Centerville into the Englishman Bay near Jonesboro.
Alternative forms
- Candler (surname)
Derived terms
Noun
Chandler (plural Chandlers)
- A California variety of pomelo with a smoother skin than many other varieties.
See also
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Chandler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛn.dler/, /ˈt͡ʃan.dler/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛndler, -andler
Proper noun
Chandler m or f by sense
- a surname and unisex given name in English
Proper noun
Chandler f
- a locale in Australia
- a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
- a village in Western Australia
- a locale in Canada
- a town in Quebec
- a ghost town in Saskatchewan
- a locale in the United States
- a city in Arizona
- a city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Oklahoma
- a town in Warrick County, Indiana
- a city in Texas
- a city in Minnesota
- an unincorporated community in Pike County, Indiana
- an unincorporated community in Missouri
- a former settlement in California
Proper noun
Chandler ?
- a river
- a river in Alaska, United States
- a river in New South Wales, Australia
- a river in Maine, United States
References
- ^ Chandler in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)