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CHER f : Short form of CHERYL. In the case of the American musician Cher (1946-), it is short for her real name CHERILYN.
CHERIE f : Derived from French chérie meaning "darling". In America, Cherie came into use shortly after the variant Sherry, and has not been as common.
CHERILYN f : Combination of CHERYL and the popular name suffix lyn.
CHERISH f : From the English word meaning "to treasure".
CHERNOBOG m : Means "the black god" from Slavic cherno "black" and bogu "god". Chernobog was the Slavic god of darkness, evil and grief.
CHEROKEE f/m : Probably derived from the Creek word tciloki meaning "people of a different speech". This is the name of a Native American people who live in the east...
CHERRY f : Simply means "cherry" from the name of the fruit. It can also be a diminutive of CHARITY. It has been in use since the late 19th century.
CHESLEY m : From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "camp meadow" in Old English.
CHESTER m : From a surname which originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. The name of the settlement came from L...
CHEYANNE f : Variant of CHEYENNE probably influenced by the name ANNE (1).
CHEYENNE f/m : Derived from the Dakota word shahiyena meaning "red speakers". This is the name of a Native American people of the Great Plains. The name was supposed...
CHI (1) f : From Sino-Vietnamese 枝 (chi) meaning "branch".
CHI (2) f/m : Means "god, spirtual being" in Igbo, referring to the personal spiritual guardian that each person is believed to have. Christian Igbo people use it a...