Cherry (given name)
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Cherry is a given name with multiple origins. In some instances, the given name is a transferred use of the surname Cherry. In other instances, the name was given in reference to the fruit, originated as a nickname for the name Charity, or was an English version of the French term of endearment chérie.
It may refer to:
Women
- Cherry (athlete) (born 1973), Burmese Olympic hurdler
- Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (born 1977), American screenwriter
- Cherry Hood (born 1960), Australian artist
- Cherry Jones (born 1956), American actress
- Cherry Lou (born 1982), Filipina actress
- Cherry Mardia, Indian actress
- Cherry Marshall (1923–2006), British fashion model and agent
- Cherry Pie Picache (born 1970), Filipina actress
- Cherry "Sisi" Rondina (born 1996), Filipino volleyball player
- Cherry Smith (1943–2008), American vocalist
- Cherry Wainer (1935–2014), South African musician
- Cherry Wilder (1930–2002), New Zealand writer
Men
- Cherry DeLefebvre (1835–?), American businessman
- Cherry Duyns, Dutch director, writer, and actor in the film De Matthäus Missie van Reindert de Leeuw (2016)
- Cherry Logan Emerson (engineer) (1888–1959), American engineer and academic administrator
- Cherry Logan Emerson (chemist) (1916–2007), American chemical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist
- Cherry Ingram (1880–1981), British ornithologist, plant collector, and gardener
- Cherry Kearton (1871–1940), British photographer
- Cherry Pillman (1890–1955), English rugby union player
- Cherry Sor.Wanich (born 1969), Thai professional muay thai fighter
Fiction
- Cherry Valance, a character from the 1967 novel The Outsiders
Notes
References
- (2006). "Oxford Dictionary of First Names". Oxford University Press.
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