Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the

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of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the sound ''Cher-'' or ''Sher-'' such as Cherilyn, Cheryl,

Sharon Sharon ( 'plain'), also spelled Saron, is a given name as well as a Hebrew name. In Anglosphere, English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, but historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, ...

, or Sherilyn for females. The name was well-used for girls in North America from the mid-1920s through the early 1990s and was at the height of popularity between the mid-1940s and mid-1970s. https://www.behindthename.com/name/sherry/top/united-states Spelling variants of the name such as

Cherry A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet '' Prunus avium'' and the sour '' Prunus cerasus''. The na ...

, Sharee, Shari, Sheree,

Sherie Sherie is an English feminine given name likely inspired by the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing th ...

, Sherrey,

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Sherrie Sherrie is an English female given name. It might come from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). It may refer to: * Sherrie Hewson (born 1950), English actress * Sherrie ...

, and

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were in vogue during the same time period. Notable people with the name or stage name include: *

Cherie Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the s ...

, one of the stage names of French singer Cyndi Almouzni (born 1984) *

Cherie Bambury Cherie Bambury (born 24 July 1976) is a former Australian cricket player. She played in the Women's National Cricket League for the Western Fury between 1996 and 2010. Bambury played fifteen One Day Internationals for the Australia national wo ...

(born 1976), Australian cricket player * Cherie Bennett (born 1960), American novelist, actress, director, playwright, newspaper columnist, singer and television writer *

Cherie Berry Nora Cherie Killian Berry (born December 21, 1946) is an American politician who served as the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor from 2001 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first woman to hold the office. Early life No ...

(born 1946), American politician from North Carolina *

Cherie Blair Cherie, Lady Blair (; born 23 September 1954), also known professionally as Cherie Booth, is an English barrister and writer. She is the spouse of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair. Early life and education Booth was born ...

(born 1954), known professionally as Cherie Booth, British barrister, wife of former prime minister Tony Blair * Cherie Buckner-Webb (born 1951), American politician from Idaho *

Cherie Burton Cherie Ann Burton (born 13 November 1968) is an Australian former politician, who was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kogarah from 1999 to 2015. Early life Burton was born in Paddington, New South Wales and brou ...

(born 1968), Australian politician *

Cherie Chung Cherie Chung Chor-hung (; born 16 February 1960) is a retired Hong Kong film actress. Of Hakka ancestry, she was one of the top actresses in Hong Kong film during the 1980s. Background Chung participated in the 1979 Miss Hong Kong competition ...

(born 1960), Hong Kong film actress *

Cherie Currie Cherie Ann Currie (born November 30, 1959) is an American singer, musician, actress, and artist. Currie was the lead vocalist of the Runaways, a rock band from Los Angeles, in the mid-to-late 1970s. She later became a solo artist. Currie and h ...

(born 1959), American musician, singer, songwriter, actress and artist *

Cherie de Boer Cherie is an English female given name. It comes from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the s ...

(born 1950), accordionist, half of the Dutch duo Accordéon Mélancolique * Cherie DeCastro (1922–2010), one of

The DeCastro Sisters The DeCastro Sisters were an American singing group. They originally consisted of Cuban American sisters Peggy DeCastro (1921–2004), Cherie DeCastro (1922–2010) and Babette DeCastro (1925–1992). When Babette retired in 1958, a cousin, Ol ...

, a female singing trio *

Cherie Dimaline Cherie Dimaline () is a writer and a member of the Georgian Bay Métis Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario. She is most notable for her 2017 young adult novel '' The Marrow Thieves'', which explores the continued colonial exploitation of I ...

(born 1975), Canadian Métis writer *

Cherie Ditcham Cherie Leena Ditcham (born 11 October 1981, in Melbourne, Australia) is an actress and model affiliated with Wilhelmina Models and NTA Talent Agency. She was co-host of HDNet's travel series ''Get Out!'', seasons 10 and 11 with Lindsay Clubi ...

(born 1981), Australian actress and model *

Cherie Gallagher Cherie Gallagher (née Smith; born 8 January 1982) is an Australian professional basketball player, who was a championship winning player for the Townsville Fire in the WNBL. She also previously played for the Adelaide Lightning. Career WNBL ...

(born 1982), Australian basketball player *

Cherie Gardiner Cherie Louise Gardiner (born 1991) is a Northern Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Northern Ireland 2009 and represented her country at the Miss World 2009. Beauty pageant career Gardiner came into prominence after winni ...

(born 1991), 2009 Miss Northern Ireland *

Cherie Gil Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann (; June 21, 1963 – August 5, 2022), known professionally as Cherie Gil (), was a Filipino actress. With a career spanning nearly 50 years, she was dubbed the "''La Primera Contravida''" ("The Prime Villain") " ( ...

(born 1963), Filipino actress *

Cherie Johnson Cherie Johnson (born November 21, 1975) is an American actress, writer, film producer, and author. She is known for her roles on ''Punky Brewster'' as Punky's best friend Cherie and '' Family Matters'', where she played Laura Winslow's best f ...

(born 1975), American film and television actress * Cherie Kagan (born 1969), American professor in nanotechnology * Cherie Kluesing (died 1989), American landscape architect, designer, and educator * Cherie Lash Rhoades, Northern Paiute tribe member in California, perpetrator of a 2014 shooting * Cherie Lunghi (born 1952), English film, television and theatre actress * Cherie Mercado, Filipina broadcast journalist *

Cherie Nowlan Cherie Nowlan (born Singleton, New South Wales, Australia)

, Australian film and television director *

Cherie Piper Cherie Piper (born June 29, 1981) is a Canadian former ice hockey player residing in Markham, Ontario. She was a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and played for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWH ...

(born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player *

Cherie Priest Cherie Priest (born July 30, 1975) is an American novelist and blogger living in Seattle, Washington. Biography Priest is a Florida native, born in Tampa in 1975. She graduated from Forest Lake Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh- ...

(born 1975), American novelist and blogger * Cherie Roberts (born 1978), American model and photographer * Cherie Templer (1856–1915), New Zealand painter * Cherie Wilkerson, American writer * Cherie Witter (born 1963), American model and Playboy Playmate

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