Names

Derived from French chérie meaning “darling”. In America, Cherie came into use shortly after the variant Sherry, and has not been as common.

Variant of Charisse.

Variant of Cherie.

Diminutive of Cherie.

Short form of Cheryl. In the case of the American musician Cher (1946-), it is short for her real name Cherilyn.

Greek form of Khufu.

From Chinese 成 (chéng) meaning “completed, finished, succeeded” or 诚 (chéng) meaning “sincere, honest, true”, as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Means “thought, intellect” in Khmer.

Variant of Kenaniah used in several translations of the Old Testament.

Means “grace, charm” in Hebrew.