Cheryl Explained
Cheryl, occasionally spelt Cheryll, is a female given name common in English-speaking countries.
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, "beloved"; see also Carissa (name)) or the Welsh name Carys (a cognate of "Cara"),[1] 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".[2]
Notable people with the first name include:
Cheryl
- Cheryl (singer), formerly known as Cheryl Cole, English singer and television personality
- Cheryl A. M. Anderson, American epidemiologist
- 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 Bernard, Canadian Olympic curler
- Cheryl Brown (educator), New Zealand education academic
- Cheryl Burke, professional dancer
- Cheryl Campbell, British actress
- Cheryl Carolus, South African politician
- Cheryl Casone, American journalist
- Cheryl Chase (activist), American intersex activist
- Cheryl Chase (actress), American voice actress
- Cheryl Chase (politician), American politician
- Cheryl Chin, Singaporean-American actress
- Cheryl Cosim, Filipino news anchor
- Cheryl Crane, daughter of actress Lana Turner who was tried for the murder of her mother's boyfriend
- Cheryl Dunye, Liberian-American film director, screenwriter and actress
- Cheryl Fergison, British actress
- Cheryl Ford, American basketball player
- Cheryl J. Franklin, American writer
- Cheryl Gallant, Canadian politician
- Cheryl Gamble Clemons, American singer, known as Coko
- Cheryl Gillan, British politician
- Cheryl Golek, American politician
- Cheryl A. Gray Evans, Louisiana politician
- Cheryl Hall, British actress
- Cheryl Hickey, Canadian TV presenter
- Cheryl Hines, American actress
- Cheryl Holdridge, American actress
- Cheryl Hole, British drag queen
- Cheryl James, American rapper, known as Salt
- Cheryl Keeton, U.S. lawyer and murder victim
- Cheryl Kennedy, English actress
- Cheryl Kernot, Australian politician
- Cheryl Ladd, American actress and singer
- Cheryl Lynn, American singer
- Cheryl L. McAfee (born), African American architect
- Cheryl Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer
- Cheryl Miller, American basketball player
- Cheryl Miller (actress), American actress
- Cheryl Perera, Sri Lankan Canadian children's rights activist
- Cheryl Rixon, Australian actor and model
- Cheryl Rubenberg, American researcher
- Cheryl J. Sanders, African-American womanist scholar and ethicist
- Cheryl Stone, South African-born co-founder of Bangarra Dance Theatre, an Indigenous dance company in Australia
- Cheryl Strayed, American author
- Cheryl Studer, American operatic soprano
- Cheryl Tiegs, American model
- Cheryl Valentine, Scottish field hockey midfielder
- Cheryl Wall, American literary critic
- Cheryl West, American playwright
- Cheryl Wheeler, American singer
Cheryll
Cherryl
- Cherryl Fountain (born 1950), English still life, landscape and botanical artist
- Cherryl Walker, professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University
Fictional characters
- Cheryl, a character in the animated series Adventure Time episode "Dark Purple"
- Cheryl, a supporting character in the suspense novel Bird Box
- Cheryl, in Friends, a woman who briefly dated Ross Geller. She was portrayed by Rebecca Romijn
- Cheryl Blossom, Archie Comics character
- Cheryl Lamonica, a character in Stephen King's It
- Cheryl Mason, a recurring character in the Silent Hill series
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Baby Names. 19. Dorling Kindersley. 2010. 9781405366328.
- Web site: Cheryl - meaning - Baby Name Cheryl meaning and Horoscope . Indian Astrology . 17 February 2023.
