Cheryl is a feminine
given name
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with multiple origins.
The name might have originated as a combination of the name
Beryl
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with the prefix ''Cher-'' from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the
past participle
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of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). The name has also been considered a variant of
Charles
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, which is pronounced ''SHARL'' in
French.
Cheryl has been in use as a feminine name since the early
19th century
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. It came into greater use in the 1920s and was at the height of popularity between 1944 and 1979. It has many spelling variations. It has also been in rare use as a masculine name.
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Notable people with the first name include:
Cheryl
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Cheryl (singer)
Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and television personality. She rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud, a pop girl group created through ITV's reality competition show '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. Named t ...
, formerly known as Cheryl Cole, English singer and television personality
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Cheryl A. M. Anderson, American epidemiologist
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Cheryl Arutt, American actress and psychologist
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Cheryl Baker
Rita Maria Stroud (''née'' Crudgington; born 8 March 1954), known professionally as Cheryl Baker, is an English singer and television presenter. She was a member of pop group Bucks Fizz, which won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and, followi ...
, British television presenter and former musician
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Cheryl Barker
Cheryl Ruth Barker (born 22 April 1960, Sydney) is an Australian operatic soprano who has had an active international career since the late 1980s. She has sung on several complete opera recordings with Chandos Records, including the title rol ...
, Australian operatic soprano
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Cheryl Bentov, Israeli Mossad agent
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Cheryl Bernard, Canadian Olympic curler
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Cheryl Brown (educator), New Zealand education academic
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Cheryl Burke, professional dancer
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Cheryl Campbell, British actress
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Cheryl Carolus, South African politician
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Cheryl Casone, American journalist
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Cheryl Chase (activist), American intersex activist
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Cheryl Chase (actress), American voice actress
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Cheryl Chase (politician), American politician
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Cheryl Chin, Singaporean-American actress
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Cheryl Cosim, Filipino news anchor
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Cheryl Crane
Cheryl Christina Crane (born July 25, 1943) is an American former model (person), model, retired real estate broker, author, and the only child of actress Lana Turner. Her father was Turner's second husband, actor-turned-restaurateur Joseph Step ...
, daughter of actress Lana Turner who was tried for the murder of her mother's boyfriend
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Cheryl Dunye, Liberian-American film director, screenwriter and actress
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Cheryl Fergison, British actress
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Cheryl Ford, American basketball player
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Cheryl J. Franklin, American writer
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Cheryl Gallant, Canadian politician
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Cheryl Gamble Clemons, American singer, known as Coko
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Cheryl Gillan, British politician
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Cheryl Golek, American politician
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Cheryl A. Gray Evans, Louisiana politician
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Cheryl Hall, British actress
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Cheryl Hickey, Canadian TV presenter
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Cheryl Hines
Cheryl Ruth Hines (born September 21, 1965) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Cheryl David on HBO's ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2000–2024), earning two Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also ...
, American actress
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Cheryl Holdridge, American actress
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Cheryl Hole, British drag queen
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Cheryl James, American rapper, known as Salt
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Cheryl Keeton (1949–1986), U.S. lawyer and murder victim
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Cheryl Kennedy, English actress
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Cheryl Kernot
Cheryl Zena Kernot (née Paton, formerly Young; born 5 December 1948) is an Australian politician, academic, and political activist. She was a member of the Australian Senate representing Queensland for the Australian Democrats from 1990 to 199 ...
, Australian politician
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Cheryl Ladd
Cheryl Ladd (born Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor; July 12, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and author best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the ABC television series '' Charlie's Angels'', whose cast she joined in its second season in 1977 ...
, American actress and singer
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Cheryl Lynn, American singer
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Cheryl L. McAfee (born ), African American architect
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Cheryl Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer
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Cheryl Miller
Cheryl Deann Miller (born January 3, 1964) is an American former basketball player. She was formerly a sideline reporter for NBA on TNT, NBA games on Turner Sports, TNT Sports and also works for NBA TV as a reporter and analyst, having worked ...
, American basketball player
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Cheryl Miller (actress), American actress
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Cheryl Perera,
Sri Lankan Canadian
Sri Lankan Canadians refers to people from Sri Lanka who have arrived and settled in Canada. Among these immigration, immigrants include members from the Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil, Sri Lankan Moors, Moor, Sri Lankan Malays, Malay, Sinhalese people ...
children's rights activist
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Cheryl Rixon, Australian actor and model
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Cheryl Rubenberg, American researcher
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Cheryl J. Sanders, African-American womanist scholar and ethicist
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Cheryl Stone, South African–born co-founder of
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance company focused on contemporary dance. It was founded by African American dancer and choreographer Carole Y. Johnson, Gumbaynggirr man Rob Bryant, and South African-bor ...
, an Indigenous dance company in Australia
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Cheryl Strayed, American author
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Cheryl Studer, American operatic soprano
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Cheryl Tiegs
Cheryl Rae Tiegs (born September 25, 1947) is an American model and fashion designer. Frequently described as America's first supermodel, Tiegs made multiple appearances on the covers of the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue and ''Time'' ma ...
, American model
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Cheryl Valentine, Scottish field hockey midfielder
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Cheryl Wall, American literary critic
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Cheryl West, American playwright
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Cheryl Wheeler, American singer
Cheryll
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Cheryll Greene (1943–2013), American editor and scholar
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Cheryll Heinze (1946–2012), American politician, Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives
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Cheryll Toney Holley, American historian and chief of the
Nipmuc Nation
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Cheryll Sotheran (1945–2017), New Zealand museum professional
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Cheryll Tickle (born 1945), British scientist
Cherryl
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Cherryl Fountain (born 1950), English still life, landscape and botanical artist
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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
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...
'', a woman who briefly dated
Ross Geller
Ross Eustace Geller (born 1968) portrayed by David Schwimmer, is one of the List of Friends and Joey characters, six main characters of the NBC sitcom ''Friends''. Ross is considered by many to be the most intelligent member of the group and is ...
. She was portrayed by
Rebecca Romijn
Rebecca Alie O'Connell ( , ; later Romijn-Stamos; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the ''X-Men'' film series, as Joan from '' The P ...
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Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Marjorie Blossom is a fictional character of the Archie Comics universe. She is a wealthy and powerful teenage girl, the privileged daughter of a businessman. She is portrayed by Madelaine Petsch in ''Riverdale (American TV series), Riverd ...
, ''Archie Comics'' character
* Cheryl Deakins, a character in
''Tag''
* Cheryl Lamonica, a character in Stephen King's ''
It''
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Cheryl Mason, a recurring character in the ''Silent Hill'' series
See also
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Cherelle
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Sheryl
References
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