Chile

Chile as a given name in English is an adoption of the country name Chile, which itself derives from a word in the indigenous Quechua or Aymara language, possibly meaning cold or the deepest point of the earth, though its precise etymology remains disputed among scholars. The country name may also trace to the Mapuche word chilli, referring to where the land ends. As a personal name it is rare, typically chosen in modern English-speaking contexts as a place-name tribute. The related country-derived name Chili occasionally appears as a variant spelling.