Cheryl with a ‘ch’ not ‘ash’ sound

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Posting for a friend who asked my opinion.

I’ve never considered it before, but I am surprised to say I love it

@HeronLanyon

Following the Cheryl example, wouldn’t Cherry have the Sherry problem (less so than, CHeryl admittedly)

I don't think so as the word spelt Cherry is always pronounced Ch, the word spelt Sherry always pronounced Sh. Unlike Cheryl which can be either..

Have never heard of Cheryl with the CH pronunciation. I think Cheryl Cole must be the most famous Cheryl and she's a SH. Therefore I'd guess that's how the majority will assume it's pronounced.

Cherry is much nicer anyway.

rocking I agree. Even by mn standards my feared mispronunciation was a bit bizarre of me !

I've only ever heard of it pronounced with a 'ch', not a 'sh' but have never actually known a 'Cheryl'.

It's a very uncommon name down south, eg London area.

I always thought Cheryl was pronounced Ch and Sheryl was Sh.

But lots of people pronounce Cheryl with Sh these days

Cheryl was fairly common around here years ago. I've only ever heard it pronounced with the Ch sound.

I’ve said Cheryl Sheryl too many times , and now neither of them sound like real names 🤪

I would always say Cheryl.

It’s a very 80s name - Sharon, Tracy, Jackie, Cheryl, Fay and Kelly would be friends.

It reminds me of Sharon and Tracey-v much of that era.

They will also spend their life correcting the pronunciation as 99% of people will say Sheryl

@TatianaBis

I would always say Cheryl.

It’s a very 80s name - Sharon, Tracy, Jackie, Cheryl, Fay and Kelly would be friends.

Most of those are 1960s names.

I worked with a Cheryl who pronounced it that way. I heard enough people say it correctly to know how to pronounce it when I met her. It's not difficult to pronounce so I don't think she'd be correcting the same people over and over again.

I've always said CHeryl - it's only just dawned on me that Cheryl Cole is pronounced SH

It's a 60s name - everyone I know with the name is in their fifties, along with the Sharons and Traceys.

Popular name in the 50s, we always pronounced it CH not Sh.

I wasn’t alive in the 60s but I can tell you they were very much around when I was a teen in the 80s.

My feeling is they were kids who were named after actresses - Faye Dunaway, Cheryl Ladd, Jaqueline Smith/Bisset/Kennedy. Don’t know where Sharon and Tracy came from - the US is my guess.

I know 3 people called Cheryl, and they all pronounce it CH-eryl rather than SH-eryl. The range from mind 20's to mid 70's. It's not my favourite name.

I think it was always pronounced with a CH sound originally in the 50s and 60s.

I'm sure the SH sound is a more recent thing.

My friend is a Cheryl with a Ch. She however goes by a different first name by her friends. Her parents still call her Cheryl though.

I’d have always pronounced it CHeryl. SHeryl is the shhhh sound.

Everydays a school day

My go to is also Chuh and not Sh.

Don’t like it sorry. Plus agree with pp, people will get it wrong ALL THE TIME.

It is Ch?

Isnt Sh and americanism?

@HeronLanyon

rocking I agree. Even by mn standards my feared mispronunciation was a bit bizarre of me !

That said, I can imagine people asking 'is that Cherry with a ch or a sh' !!!

Or chéri (chéri Blair) or cherry etc. Bloody hell it’s not straightforward !

Ms Booth is Chérie not Chéri.

@TatianaBis

I wasn’t alive in the 60s but I can tell you they were very much around when I was a teen in the 80s.

My feeling is they were kids who were named after actresses - Faye Dunaway, Cheryl Ladd, Jaqueline Smith/Bisset/Kennedy. Don’t know where Sharon and Tracy came from - the US is my guess.

Maybe Tat, but they would mostly be names of girls born in the 1960s or early 70s. Jackie probably 1950s and early 60s.

Kelly is a late 70s early 80s name, and little Kelly was probably at school with Emma, Sarah, Claire, Amy, Laura and Gemma, most of whom had the middle name Louise.