Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English, French Pronounced Pron. CHAP-lin(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Occupational name for a chaplin, or perhaps for the servant of one, from Middle English, Old French chapelain. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). Related NamesDetails VariantLachapelle(French) Other Languages & CulturesCapella(Catalan) Kappel(Dutch) Kappel(German) Capela(Portuguese) Capilla(Spanish)
