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English
Proper noun
Cherry
- A female given name from English, a pet form of Charity, also interpreted as a flower name.
1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, , published 1844, →OCLC:'As you knows Mrs Chuzzlewit, you knows, p’raps, what her chris’en name is?' Mrs Gamp observed.
'Charity,' said Bailey.
'That it ain’t!' cried Mrs Gamp.
'Cherry, then,' said Bailey. 'Cherry's short for it. It’s all the same.'
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona.
- A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
- Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Butler County and Sullivan County.
- An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia.
Derived terms
Noun
Cherry (plural Cherries)
- (soccer) someone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English Cherry.
Pronunciation
Noun
Cherry
- a female given name from English
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Cherry.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cherry (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒ)
- a female given name from English