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Cherish

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KnockMeDown · 16/09/2017 19:00

I heard this today at a soft play. She was only about 1yr old, and had an older sister India. What do you think? I kind of think it's cute, but a bit try hard.

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manicinsomniac · 16/09/2017 19:05

I quite like it but I'd be embarrassed to be named it myself because I'd be paranoid that other people would think that I thought I was amazing and more valuable than other people. Which is stupid because nobody names themselves. But I'd still think it.

I think that's why I like Faith, Hope and Grace but not Patience, Blessing and Honor. Senseless really.

Mrsknackered · 16/09/2017 19:12

I know lots of girls who are Patience, Faith, Precious, Princess, Cherish etc, it is very common to name children these in lots of African cultures.
I quite like it. I really love Grace, Honor and Hope.

my mum taught a Silence

Ummmmgogo · 16/09/2017 19:13

love it

Liadain · 16/09/2017 19:15

I think it's a lovely name. If we can have Hope, Faith, Charity, Verity etc then why not Cherish? It has a lovely sound too.

Fekko · 16/09/2017 19:16

I like hope and faith. Cherish not so - it sounds harsh.

17caterpillars1mouse · 16/09/2017 19:59

My daughter has one of the more unusual virtue names mentioned above and we mainly get compliments (the occassional raised eyebrow)

I think Cherish would be the Same

Fekko · 16/09/2017 20:21

Chastity?

SumAndSubstance · 16/09/2017 20:22

I quite like virtue-type names, but Cherish confuses me because it's a verb. Does it mean she is cherished or she cherishes? The former, I presume, but I don't like it for that reason - irrational really!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 16/09/2017 20:41

So very lovely !

MammieBear · 16/09/2017 21:40

Not keen

RoxanneMonke · 16/09/2017 21:43

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Theveryhungrybutterfly · 17/09/2017 23:19

Nope

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lollipop7 · 18/09/2017 14:08

Sorry I can't believe I'm writing this.... but to me it sound a bit "adult entertainment industry"🙈

HerRoyalChocolateBunny · 19/09/2017 13:15

Cherish - no.

But then, I was keen on Temperance or Deliverance for a girl in my hormone-induced frenzy while pg.

Thank Fuck DS was a boy.

stopbeingadramallama · 19/09/2017 16:29

No way😂

saritah · 20/09/2017 10:23

Horrendous. Think of the kid as an adult in a job interview in 20 years' time.

HaHaHmm · 20/09/2017 20:40

Pretty common in lots of West African cultures, where plenty of the girls manage to have whole careers without a single foray into adult entertainment Hmm

Foniks · 20/09/2017 20:42

I love it. It's so soft and sounds huggable...if that makes any sense. There was a girl a couple of years older than me in school called Cherish, but I've never seen another.

NashvilleQueen · 20/09/2017 20:44

I would hear this in my head every time I saw her...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2WS6ahCnY

Alisvolatpropiis · 20/09/2017 22:14

It's quite sweet but depending on your cultural heritage I might raise an eyebrow slightly, or not, depending. I know the more unusual virtue names in U.K. culture are pretty standard in West African cultures.

TatianaLarina · 20/09/2017 22:42

Awful. I like Charys though.

Sequence · 20/09/2017 23:09

I quite like it, it has a soft sound and a nice meaning.

RickOShay · 20/09/2017 23:12

I like it. Cherry would be a nice nickname

lollipop7 · 21/09/2017 14:03

@HaHaHmm we're not in West Africa though are we. It does have those connotations.

I'll resist the temptation to eye roll back at you.