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 [ 2 syll. (c)he-ryl, ch-er-yl ] The girl name Cheryl is pronounced as SHEHRahL KEY. Cheryl is primarily used in the English and German languages. Its language of origin is Germanic and English. The name was coined in the 20th century, probably from Cherie or Cherry under the influence of Beryl. Cheryl has 33 forms. Forms of Cheryl include Charell, Charelle, Charyl, Cherell, Cherelle, Cherill, Cherrell, Cheryn, Sharell, Sharelle, Sharrell, Sheralyn, Sherell, Sherlyn, Sherrel, Sherrell, Sheryle, and Shiral. Other English forms include the short form Cher, the pet forms Cheralyn, Cherilyn, and Sherilyn, and the variant spellings Cherryl, Cheryle, Cheryll, Sharyl, Sherill, Sherril, Sherrill, Sherryl, Sheryell, Sheryl, and Sheryll. In addition, Cheryl is an English form of the French, German, Dutch, English, and Scandinavian name Charlotte. See also the related forms, the English Cherie, the English and German Beryl, and the English Cherry. Cheryl is an uncommon baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1958, 1.167% of baby girls were given the name Cheryl. It had a ranking of #13 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is now used on an infrequent scale. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly linked to Cheryl, the French, German, Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Charlotte was the most popular. The name Cheryl has been mainly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 417 times more girls than boys who were named Cheryl in 1958. Baby names that sound like Cheryl include the English Sharyl, the English Sherill, the English Sherrell, the English Sherrill, the English Sheryl, the English Sheryle, the Welsh Ceril, the English and French Cyrille, the name Saril, the English Scarlette, the Irish Sérlait, the English Sharell, the English Sharelle, the English Sharlotte, the English Sharrell, the English Sherley, the English Sherli, the English Sherly, the English Sherrel, and the English Sherrelle. Details of famous persons named Cheryl: KEY: Pronunciation for Cheryl: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
