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Cheryl - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Cheryl \ch(er)-yl\ is pronounced CHARE-el, SHARE-el. It is of English origin. Not found before the 1920s. Familiar form of Charlotte or Cherry. Also rhyming variant of names like Meryl and Beryl. Cherilyn is a further variant based on Marilyn. Pop musician Sheryl Crow; actress Cheryl Ladd.
Cheryl has 24 variant forms: Charil, Charyl, Cheriann, Cherianne, Cherie, Cherilyn, Cherilynn, Cherrell, Cherrill, Cherryl, Cheryll, Cherylle, Chyril, Chyrill, Sharil, Sharyl, Sharyll, Sherai, Sherianne, Sheril, Sherill, Sheryl, Shyril and Shyrill.
For more information, see also related names Cherelle, Cherida, Sherry, Teryl and Carol.
Baby names that sound like Cheryl are Sheryll, Cherylie, Cherylee, Cherell and Sherryl.
Cheryl is a very common first name for women (#59 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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