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Cheryl

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Farmerswife36 · 07/01/2018 21:59

What do you think of the name Cheryl ? Or Cherie ?

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AutumnalTed · 08/01/2018 15:24

Yuck

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 08/01/2018 15:10

Awful. In the same bracket as Tina, Carole, Diane etc.

AlmostChristmas · 08/01/2018 12:48

I have a friend called Cheryl, we are almost 40. The name suits her but I agree it really doesn't ring nice to the ear!

How do you pronounce it?

Cheryl can be said Shh-air- rule or Ch-air-rule (that's probably a rubbish decipher but you get my drift Blush)

And of course there is also Sheryl pronounced as my first example or as Cheryl Tweedy (is that her current name?) does.

RubyLennoxExists · 08/01/2018 12:13

My bf when I was 5 was a Cheryl - that was in the mid-60's, enough said Wink

MikeUniformMike · 08/01/2018 12:07

Cherelle sounds like a contraceptive

HappyLollipop · 08/01/2018 11:41

Terrible, please don't name her Cheryl it's so dated! If you must use it have it as a middle name but definitely not as a first.

Dolwar · 08/01/2018 11:41

Cherry is the name of one of the girlfriends of the dad in Frasier. Google her and listen to her voice.

frogsoup · 08/01/2018 11:30

Grim names, sorry!

sanityisamyth · 08/01/2018 11:27

Ghastly

annandale · 08/01/2018 11:24

I love Cherry and Charity, but think of Cheryl and Cherie as 50s/60s names which aren't quite at the revival stage yet, like Roger and Valerie maybe. I think Valerie is coming back so you might be ahead of the curve.

SheGotBetteDavisEyes · 08/01/2018 11:20

I really don't like it, sorry. Not one bit.

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 08/01/2018 11:17

I hate both (sorry). I think they’re dated and horrible. I knew a Cherry at school. I don’t love that either, but I really don’t like Cheryl or Cherie.

MollyHuaCha · 08/01/2018 09:37

Cheryl, Cherry, Cherie all not great for me I'm afraid.

(But better than La-a.)

FreddieClaryHorshieLion · 08/01/2018 09:27

I prefer Cheryl to Cherie.

Cheryl isn’t my cup of tea but it isn’t horrible. (It’s actually nicer than some of the currently more popular names imo.)

Elllicam · 08/01/2018 09:20

I don’t mind Cheryl actually (with a soft sh). I like Cherry.

Luckingfovely · 08/01/2018 09:12

Both awful, sorry!

Gottabenow · 08/01/2018 09:04

Baaaad.

158ff · 08/01/2018 09:01

I think it's a nice sounding name (Cheryl). Cherie isn't as nice a sound. I like the name Cherry which could be a nn

HuskyMcClusky · 08/01/2018 08:47

If Charlotte is pretty and Belle is pretty than the sound of Cheryl can't be ugly.

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CharizMa · 08/01/2018 08:09

A name is more than its sound.
If Charlotte is pretty and Belle is pretty than the sound of Cheryl can't be ugly. It's not its sound that makes it unattractive.

Dizzybintess · 08/01/2018 08:07

What about Cher’s real name..... Cherilyn

pipilangstrumpf · 08/01/2018 08:07

Awful, sorry

MrsMoastyToasty · 08/01/2018 08:07

Which pronunciation would you use? I like Cheryl pronounced with a "Ch " (as in church) but not "Sh" (as in shop).

gunsandbanjos · 08/01/2018 08:06

Dreadful.

Dizzybintess · 08/01/2018 08:05

I have an auntie Cheryl
She has hair like an oil slick and rotten teeth
Not a cool connection to the name xx