chauncey

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A male given name, transferred from the surname
An American surname, of Norman origin from a place name in France
transferred use of the surname
Chauncey Jerome
born June 10, 1793, Canaan, Conn., U.S. died April 20, 1868, New Haven, Conn. U.S. inventor and clockmaker. In 1824 he designed a popular bronze looking-glass clock, and he formed a company that soon became the leading U.S. clockmaker. He invented the one-day brass movement, an improvement over the wood clock. Applying mass-production techniques, he flooded the U.S. with low-priced brass clocks, which quickly spread to Europe and so astonished the English that "Yankee ingenuity" became a byword
chauncey

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    Chaun·cey

    Турецкое произношение

    çônsi

    Произношение

    /ˈʧônsē/ /ˈʧɔːnsiː/
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