Cherryl
Meaning of Cherryl
Cherryl, pronounced CHER-uhl, emerges as a sprightly mid-20th-century variation on Cheryl—a name scholars trace to a fusion of the French endearment “chérie” (darling) and the gem-sleek “Beryl.” The added “r” dusts the spelling with a hint of cherry blossom, lending both color and a whisper of Americana jukebox charm. In California’s birth records she blossomed briefly, climbing to her highest perch at No. 218 in 1946 and then fading, petal-like, through the 1960s; fewer than twenty little Cherryls have arrived in any Golden State year since. Thus, while the name carries the sun-glow nostalgia of saddle shoes and swing bands, it also offers modern parents the quiet rarity of fruit left unpicked for generations. Associations range from sweetness and spring-time renewal to understated strength—after all, cherry wood is famously tough. One might say Cherryl is the sort of name that smiles politely in the corner, confident that those who notice will remember.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as CHER-uhl (/ˈtʃərɛl/)
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