Cherry - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Cherry \ch(er)-ry\ is pronounced CHARE-ee. It is of Middle English and Old French origin. 19th-century coinage probably from the fruit-bearing tree of the rose family (Middle English "cherie", from Old French "cherise"). Sometimes also derived as a transferred use of the surname made famous by naturalist and photographer Cherry Kearton. Also a pet form of Charity, as used by Charles Dickens in "Martin Chuzzlewit" (1844), or variant of Chery. Modern use may sometimes be an Anglicization of the French Chérie.

Cherry has 9 variant forms: Chere, Cheree, Cherey, Cherida, Cherise, Cherita, Cherrey, Cherri and Cherrie.

For more information, see also related names Cerise, Cheryl, Cheryth and Cher.

Baby names that sound like Cherry are Sherry and Cheray.

Cherry is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Cherry. Click here to compare Cherry with related baby names.