MEANING & HISTORY
What does Sherry mean?
Sherry has several documented influences. It may reflect French chérie, darling, or the English wine word sherry, which comes from the place-name Jerez.
An Irish surname with the same spelling has a separate foal-related history. These explanations should not be merged into one literal translation. The personal name does not establish that a family intended the alcoholic drink.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
French / English
Dictionary accounts by language
Cebuano
From English Sherry.
a female given name
Wiktionary: Sherry (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
English
A female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri.
Wiktionary: Sherry (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
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- Cherry♀The cherry fruit or tree
- Gerry♂♀Familiar form of Gerald, Gerard, or Geraldine
- Harry♂Medieval English form of Henry
- Jerry♂Familiar form of Gerald, Gerard or Jeremy
- Kerry♂♀From County Kerry; Ciar’s people
- Merry♀Joyful word name; also a familiar name form
- Perry♂♀Pear-tree surname or Welsh son of Herry
- Sheryl♀Variant of Cheryl or Shirley
Recorded combinations with Sherry
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.