Cheryl

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Gender Female		Region of origin English-speaking world
Word/name English via Welsh and French Meaning Dear Beloved Friend and Love Related names Sheryl (alternate spelling) Cherie Cara Karina Carys

Cheryl is a female given name common in English speaking countries.

The name appeared in the early 20th century and was most popular during the early Cold War period. In America it was most popular from the 1940s to early 1980s and in the UK from the 1950s to early 1990s.

There are several prevailing theories about its etymology. The most common is that it has Italo-Celtic roots and is an Anglicised version of either the French name Cherie (from Latin Cara, being "beloved"; see also Carissa (name)) or the Welsh name Carys (a cognate of "Cara"), modelled on names such as Meryl and Beryl that were popular during the early decades of the 20th century.

A less popular theory is that the name is Germanic in origin and is a feminine version of the Germanic male name Charles, which means "free man". An Anglo-Saxon (male) variant of Charles is Ceorl. Feminine variations of Charles include Charlotte, Carly, Carla and Caroline.

Notable people

Cheryl (entertainer), British singer and television personality

Cheryl Arutt, American actress and psychologist

Cheryl Baker, British television presenter and former musician

Cheryl Barker, Australian operatic soprano

Cheryl Bentov, Israeli Mossad agent

Cheryl Blossom, wealthy teenager in the fictional Archie universe

Cheryl Burke, Professional Dancer

Cheryl Campbell, British actress

Cheryl Carolus, South African politician

Cheryl Casone, American television journalist and news anchor

Cheryl Chase, American voice actress best known as the voice of Angelica Pickles on Rugrats and All Grown Up

Cheryl Chase (activist), intersex activist

Cheryl Chin, American actress, previously Singaporean actress, winner of Singapore Finals Star Search 2003

Cheryl Crane, daughter of actress Lana Turner who was tried for the murder of Turner's gangster boyfriend

Cheryl Fergison, British actress

Cheryl Ford, professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Cheryl Gallant, Canadian politician

Cheryl Gamble Clemons (born 1970), African-American soul-singer from New York City

Cheryl Gillan, British politician

Cheryl A. Gray Evans, Louisiana politician

Cheryl Hall, British actress

Cheryl Hickey, host of ET Canada

Cheryl Hines, American actress most famous for her role as Larry David's wife on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm

Cheryl Holdridge, American actress

Cheryl James, American rapper

Cheryl Keeton (1949–1986), U.S. lawyer and murder victim

Cheryl Kennedy, English actress

Cheryl Kernot, Australian politician

Cheryl Ladd, American actress and singer

Cheryl Lynn, American disco, R'n'B and soul singer

Cheryl Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer

Cheryl Miller, former college basketball player and WNBA coach

Cheryl Miller (actress), American actress best known as Paula Tracy in the 1960s television series Daktari

Cheryl Rixon, Australian actor and pin-up model

Cheryl Rubenberg, former associate professor of Political Science at Florida International University

Cheryl Strayed (born 1968), American author of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail and other works

Cheryl Studer (born 1955), American operatic soprano

Cheryl Tiegs, American supermodel

Cheryl Valentine, Scottish field hockey midfielder

Cheryl West (born 1965), American playwright

Cheryl Wheeler, American singer/songwriter of contemporary folk music

Cheryl (artist collective), a four-piece artist collective from Brooklyn, New York

Cheryl Cormier, a character in the film Cyberbully

References

Cheryl Wikipedia

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