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What does Cheryl mean?
Cheryl 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced CHARE-el, SHARE-el. It is of French and Greek origin, and the meaning of Cheryl is "cherry fruit; green gemstone". Not found before the 1920s. Blend of Cherry with Beryl. Also influenced by Cherie, meaning "dear". Pop musician Sheryl Crow; actress Cheryl Ladd. Also form of Carol. Also form of Charlotte.
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Variations
VARIANTS Charell, Charelle, Charil, Charyl, Cherell, Cherelle, Cheriann, Cherianne, Cherie▼, Cherilee, Cherilyn, Cherilynn, Cherlyn, Cherlyne, Cherrell, Cherrellee, Cherrill, Cherryl, Cherylann, Cheryle▼, Cherylee, Cheryline, Cherylinn, Cheryll, Cherylle, Cherylyn, Cherylynn, Chyril, Chyrill, Sharell, Sharil, Sharrell, Sharyl, Sharyll, Sherai, Sherell, Sherrell, Sherianne, Sheril, Sherill, Sherril, Sherrill▼, Sherryl, Sheryell, Sheryl▼, Sheryle, Sheryll, Shiral, Shyril, Shyrill
SEE ALSO Cher, Cherida, Meryl, Sherry, Teryl
RELATED FORMS VIA BERYL, CHERIE, CHERRY, SHERYL Beril, Beryle, Beryn, Charee, Cher, Cheralin, Cheralyn, Chere, Cheree, Chereen, Cherena, Cherey, Cheri▼, Cherida, Cherina, Cherise, Cherita, Cherree, Cherrey, Cherri, Cherrie, Chery, Cheryth, Cheyrie, Shary, Sheree▼, Sheria, Sherry▼, Shery
MASCULINE FORM Sherill
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cheryl Penny (C.P.), ..
How popular is Cheryl?
Cheryl is a very popular first name for women (#59 out of 4276, Top 1%) but a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Cheryl was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its apex rank of #19 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Charlotte (#6 A YEAR AGO), Carol (#1788), Sherrell, Cheryll, Meryl, Sharyl, Sheree, Sherill, Beryl, Sherril, Cheryle, Sherry, Sherryl, Sheryl, Sheryle, Sheryll, Sherrill, Cherylann, Cherryl, Cherry, Cherrie, Cherri, Cherlyn, Cherise, Cherilyn, Cherie, Cheri, Cherelle, Cheree, Chere, Cher and Teryl are the prominent alternative forms of Cheryl listed in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Beryn, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Cheryl was common among parents 8 decades ago (AVERAGE #1166) and has become much less since (#1933, ▼76.4%), with versions such as Cheri becoming somewhat outmoded. Charlotte is the most contemporarily stylish birth name in this list.
Similar Names
Cheryl▼ is alike in pronunciation to Charill and Sharel. Other recommended sound-alike names are Averyl, Carel, Carrol▼, Caryl▼, Caryle, Caryll, Cecyl, Cerys, Charela (see Harela), Charla▼, Charle, Charli▲, Charly, Chel, Chell, Cheray, Cherit, Cheron, Cheryce, Cherye, Cherylie, Cherylin, Cheryse, Cherysh, Coral, Keryl, Sherye and Sheryn. These names tend to be less commonly used than Cheryl.
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