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What does Cherish mean?
Cherish 
as a girls' name is of English and Old French origin, and the meaning of Cherish is "to treasure and care for; dear". Modern coinage based on Cheryth and the word "cherish" from Old French "cherir", a derivative of "cher". Also form of Cher.
Variations
VARIANTS Charish, Charisha, Cheerish, Cherishe, Cherrish, Cherysh
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA CHERYTH Cherith
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cherish Paola (C.P.), ..
How popular is Cherish?
Cherish is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2575 out of 4276, Top 60%) but an unusual last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Cherish was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak position of #640 in the U.S. in the year 2007, and is currently at #1061. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Cher is the only other popular varying form of Cherish (#1061 VIA LATEST LIST). These relations of Cherish were popular with parents in the year 2007 (ADOPTION OF 0.02%) and are somewhat less widespread today (ADOPTION 0.01%, ▼41%).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Caris, Carisa, Carrisa, Ceres, Cerese, Cerice, Cerisa, Cerise, Cerissa, Cerisse, Cerys, Charesa, Charese, Charice, Charis, Charisa, Charise, Charissa, Charisse, Chariza, Chelisa, Chelise, Cherece, Chereese, Cheresa, Cherese, Cheresse, Cheri▼, Cherice, Cherida, Cherie▼, Cheriese, Cherina, Cherisa, Cherise, Cherisse, Cherit, Cherita, Cherrice, Cherrise, Cheryce, Cheryse, Chris▼, Chrisie, Chrissa, Chrissy▼, Chrisy, Corisa, Cris, Sherisa and Sherise. These names tend to be less frequently used than Cherish.
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