Brittany is my first name, pronounced Britt-nee.
From the name of the region in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne. It was named for the Briton settlers who fled to that area after the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England. As a given name, it first came into common use in America in the 1970s.
Chantal is my middle name, its pronounced Shawn-Tal
From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony". It was originally given in honour of Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal, the founder of the Visitation Order in the 17th century. It has become associated with French chant "song".
My middle name isChantal after my moms favorite perfume (of the 80's)... Chantilly Lace. And my deceased auntie actually gave me my first name.