Cheryl, occasionally spelt Cheryll, is a female given name common in English-speaking countries.

There are several prevailing theories about its etymology. The most common is that it has Italo-Celtic roots and is an anglicised version of either the French name Cherie (from Latin cara, "beloved"; see also Carissa (name)) or the Welsh name Carys (a cognate of "Cara"),^[1] modelled on names such as Meryl and Beryl that were popular during the early decades of the 20th century.^{[citation needed]}

A less popular theory is that the name is Germanic in origin and is a feminine version of the Germanic male name Charles, which means "free man".^{[2][better source needed]}

Notable people with the first name include:

• 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 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

• 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, a woman who briefly dated Ross Geller. She was portrayed by Rebecca Romijn
• Cheryl Blossom, 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
• Cheryl Opacarol, an original character in The Doomsday Is Wartime.

• Sheryl

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