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What does Cher mean?
Cher 
as a girls' name is pronounced sher. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Cher is "dear". Short form of Cheryl used as an independent name, due to the fame of singer/actress Cher, whose real name was Cherilyn. Also nickname for Cherie and Cherry. Cher is also the name of the heroine of the movie and TV series "Clueless".
STARTS WITH Cher-
ASSOCIATED WITH heroine
Variations
VARIANTS Chere, Cheree, Cherey, Cheri▼, Cherice, Cherie▼, Cherise, Cherish, Cherrie, Cherry▼, Chery, Cherye, Cherylee, Cherylie, Sher, Sherelle, Sherey, Sheri▼, Sherice, Sherie, Sherry▼, Sheryll
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CHERIE, CHERILYN, CHERRY, CHERYL Charee, Charil, Charyl, Chereen, Cherell, Cherena, Cherida, Cherina, Cherita, Cherlyn, Cherree, Cherrey, Cherri, Cherryl, Cheryl▼, Cheryle▼, Cheryll, Cheryth, Cheyrie, Chyril, Shary, Sherai, Sheree▼, Sheria, Sheril, Shery, Sheryl▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cher Iliana (C.I.), ..
How popular is Cher?
Cher is a somewhat popular first name for females (#3140 out of 4276, Top 73%) and also a somewhat popular last name for all people (#83301 out of 150436, Top 55%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Cher was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak position of #1221 in the U.S. in the 1970s, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Cher are Chere, Cheree, Cheri, Cherie, Cherilyn, Cherise, Cherish (#1061 VIA LATEST LIST), Cherlyn, Cherri, Cherrie, Cherry, Cherryl, Cheryl, Cheryle, Cheryll, Sheree, Sheri, Sherice, Sherie, Sherry, Sheryl and Sheryll. Other variants, like Cheryth, are seldom used. These forms of Cher were favored by parents 68 years ago (MEDIAN #1040) and are now much less conventional (#1959, ▼99.1%).
Similar Names
Cher is pronounced similarly to Char. Other recommended sound-alike names are Caera, Cee, Cera, Ceri, Cha-, Chader, Chara, Chari, Charo, Chel, Chela, Chele, Chell, Chelo, Chels, Cheray, Cherit, Cheron, Ciera▼, Clea, Clem, Cleo▼, Coe, Coel, Cor, Cree, Emer and Pier. These names tend to be less frequently used than Cher.
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