Chaplin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chaplin

What is the meaning of the name Chaplin ?

The baby name Chaplin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈtʃæplɪn/ (CHAP-lin).

Chaplin is English in Origin.

Chaplin is an English occupational surname turned given name, derived from Old French chapelain via Medieval Latin capellanus, meaning a chaplain, a cleric attached to a chapel. The root ultimately lies in Late Latin cappella, little chapel, from cappa, cloak, a reference to the relic of St. Martin; the sense is essentially servant of the chapel or clergyman.

It appears in England as a surname from the Middle Ages and later gained worldwide recognition through the legacy of film pioneer Charlie Chaplin. As a given name, it has emerged mainly in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in the English-speaking world, rare and often chosen as a gender-neutral, surname-style pick. Documented variants and cognates include Chaplain, Chaplen, Chaplyn, Caplin, Caplan, and Kaplan; related forms are Chapel and Chapelle. Possible nicknames include Chappie, Chip, and Lin.