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The name Shontay is commonly a female name from the "French" origin.
Shontay is a respelling of Chanté, a French feminine name formed from the past participle of the verb chanter, to sing. The Sh- opening and the -ay ending render the French pronunciation in English spelling, in the same way as the related spellings Shante and Shantay. This spelling first appears in United States birth records in 1968.
Chanté means "Singer".
The pronunciation of Shontay is shon-TAY.
