My name is chase and after I did research I found out that chase was a name of a hunter that was so great that they named hunt after chase so it does mean hunt or hunter.
Chase is more often used as a surname, but in the 20th century it became popular as a given name for boys, especially in the US.
It can be confused with the name Chas, which is originally a pet from or nickname for the old French name Charles. In fact Chase has quite a different origin. As a surname, like many surnames it first appeared in the Middle Ages; also like many surnames, it began as a nickname based on a man's occupation (well known surnames like Miller and Baker started in this way too.)
Chase was originally a nickname meaning a huntsman. This came from the word chase meaning "hunt", an Anglicised Norman French word (even in modern French, the word for hunt is Chas, and a hunter or huntsman is a "chasseur." In modern English too, "the chase" is still sometimes used as a phrase for hunting.
1. To pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
2. To follow or devote one's attention to with the hope of attracting, winning, gaining, etc.: He chased her for three years before she consented to marry him.
3. To drive or expel by force, threat, or harassment: She chased the cat out of the room.
