Details for the forename Cherry

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Cherry (female)


Variants:	Chérie (F) Sheree (F) Sherry (F)
Diminutive for:	Charity (F)
Pet Name(s):	Cher (F)
Derivative(s):	Cheryl (F) Cheryth (F) Sheryl (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English occasional pet-name for Charity, but also possibly derived from the name of the fruit or an Anglicized version of the French chérie, "darling" which is also used as a forename. Cherry is now more common as a given name than Charity.