Cheryl is a feminine

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with multiple origins. The name might have originated as a combination of the name

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with the prefix ''Cher-'' from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the

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of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). The name has also been considered a variant of

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, which is pronounced ''SHARL'' in French. Cheryl has been in use as a feminine name since the early

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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. https://www.behindthename.com/name/cheryl/top/united-states Notable people with the first name include:

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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 * Cheryl A. M. Anderson, American epidemiologist * Cheryl Arutt, American actress and psychologist *

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 *

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 * Cheryl Bentov, Israeli Mossad agent *

Cheryl Bernard Cheryl Bernard (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Calgary, Alberta. She represented Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics as the team's skip, winning the silver medal in women's curling after falling to Sweden in the final. Her fi ...

, Canadian Olympic curler *

Cheryl Brown (educator) Cheryl Lee Brown is a South African–New Zealand education academic who has worked in education in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. She is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in the use of technology in educat ...

, New Zealand education academic *

Cheryl Burke Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was the first female professional to win the show and the first prof ...

, professional dancer *

Cheryl Campbell Cheryl Campbell (born 22 May 1949) is an English actress. She starred opposite Bob Hoskins in the 1978 BBC drama '' Pennies From Heaven'', before going on to win the 1980 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for '' Testament of Youth'' and ''Malice ...

, British actress *

Cheryl Carolus Cheryl Carolus (born 27 May 1958) is a South African politician. She was born in Silvertown, on the Cape Flats, Cape Town. Carolus became involved in politics while still at school and became an activist after joining the United Democratic Fro ...

, South African politician *

Cheryl Casone Cheryl Cecile Casone (born July 18, 1970) is an American television news anchor on the Fox Business. Casone serves as a financial contributor and provides weekly job reports. She also reports on the Fox News. Early life Born in Clearwater, Flo ...

, American journalist *

Cheryl Chase (activist) Bo Laurent, better known by her pseudonym Cheryl Chase (born August 14, 1956), is an American intersex activist and the founder of the Intersex Society of North America. She began using the names Bo Laurent and Cheryl Chase simultaneously in the ...

, American intersex activist *

Cheryl Chase (actress) Cheryl Chase (born Cheryl Christine Hudock; December 25, 1958) is an American actress and children's book author. She is best known for voicing Angelica Pickles in the television series '' Rugrats'' and its spinoffs '' All Grown Up!'', '' Ange ...

, American voice actress *

Cheryl Chase (politician) Cheryl Chase (born February 5, 1953) is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January 2001 until January 2007. She was first elected to the House in November 2000, representing District 7. After redistricting in 2002, Chase ...

, American politician *

Cheryl Chin Cheryl Chin is a Singaporean television and film actress. She was formerly known as a Singapore television actress and fashion model who competed in and won the Star Search Singapore finals in 2003. She also received the best actress award. ...

, Singaporean-American actress *

Cheryl Cosim Cheryl Kathleen Cosim-Alvarez (; born February 7, 1974) is a Filipino journalist, news anchor and TV host, who has appeared on ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs and News5. Career She began her career as a journalist at ABS-CBN News and Curren ...

, Filipino news anchor *

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 *

Cheryl Dunye Cheryl Dunye (; born May 13, 1966) is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known ...

, Liberian-American film director, screenwriter and actress *

Cheryl Fergison Cheryl El Jamouni (born 27 August 1965), known professionally as Cheryl Fergison, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Heather Trott in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', a role in which she starred in from 2007 until ...

, British actress *

Cheryl Ford Cheryl Ford (born June 6, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Detroit Shock, she won the WNBA championship three times. Early life and education Cheryl Ford is the daughter of Bonita Ford and former ...

, American basketball player * Cheryl J. Franklin, American writer * Cheryl Gallant, Canadian politician * Cheryl Gamble Clemons, American singer, known as Coko *

Cheryl Gillan Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan (; 21 April 1952 – 4 April 2021) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesham and Amersham from 1992 until her death in 2021. A member o ...

, British politician * Cheryl Golek, American politician * Cheryl A. Gray Evans, Louisiana politician *

Cheryl Hall Cheryl Hall (born 23 July 1950) is a British retired actress. She is best known for playing Shirley Johnson in the British sitcom ''Citizen Smith'' (1977–1979) and had a recurring role as Sadie in ''The Bill'' (1984–1988). Biography One o ...

, British actress * Cheryl Hickey, Canadian TV presenter *

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 * Cheryl Holdridge, American actress * Cheryl Hole, British drag queen *

Cheryl James Cheryl Renee James (born March 28, 1966), also known as Salt, is an American rapper. She is best known as a member of the female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa, which also includes Pepa (Sandra Denton) and Spinderella ( Deidra "Dee Dee" Roper). James sta ...

, American rapper, known as Salt * Cheryl Keeton (1949–1986), U.S. lawyer and murder victim * Cheryl Kennedy, English actress *

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 *

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 *

Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith; March 11, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including the 1978 R&B/disco song " Got to Be Real" from her albu ...

, American singer * Cheryl L. McAfee (born ), African American architect * Cheryl Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer *

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 * Cheryl Miller (actress), American actress * 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 * Cheryl Rixon, Australian actor and model * Cheryl Rubenberg, American researcher * Cheryl J. Sanders, African-American womanist scholar and ethicist *

Cheryl Stone Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia ...

, 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 *

Cheryl Strayed Cheryl Strayed (; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel ''Torch'' (2006) and the nonfiction books '' Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'' (2012), '' Ti ...

, American author * Cheryl Studer, American operatic soprano *

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 * Cheryl Valentine, Scottish field hockey midfielder *

Cheryl Wall Cheryl A. Wall (October 29, 1948 – April 4, 2020) was a literary criticism, literary critic and professor of English studies, English at Rutgers University. One of the first black women to head an English department at a major research univer ...

, American literary critic * Cheryl West, American playwright *

Cheryl Wheeler Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded thirteen folk albums to date and has toured extensively throughout the United States since the mid-1970s. Heralded as a “folk l ...

, American singer

Cheryll

* Cheryll Greene (1943–2013), American editor and scholar * Cheryll Heinze (1946–2012), American politician, Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives * Cheryll Toney Holley, American historian and chief of the Nipmuc Nation * Cheryll Sotheran (1945–2017), New Zealand museum professional * Cheryll Tickle (born 1945), British scientist

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 ''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 ...

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'' * Cheryl Mason, a recurring character in the ''Silent Hill'' series

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