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Cherith

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How to Pronounce Cherith

Pronounced KAIR-ith /ˈkɛr.ɪθ/Medium

Meaning: Cherith is taken from the brook Cherith in the Hebrew Bible, where the prophet Elijah was fed by ravens (1 Kings 17). The Hebrew Kerith is usually linked to a root for 'to cut,' giving a sense of 'cutting' or 'gorge, ravine.' It came into use as a given name from Scripture rather than as a personal name in its own right.Low

In 30 seconds: Cherith is a biblical place name, the brook where Elijah was fed by ravens, from Hebrew for 'cutting' or 'gorge.' It stayed rare (said KAIR-ith).
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Origin LowHebrew
MeaningCherith is taken from the brook Cherith in the Hebrew Bible, where the prophet Elijah was fed by ravens (1 Kings 17). The Hebrew Kerith is usually linked to a root for 'to cut,' giving a sense of 'cutting' or 'gorge, ravine.' It came into use as a given name from Scripture rather than as a personal name in its own right.
U.S. rank (2022)#13958 ↗ Rising
2022 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1980
Total births (all-time)≈ 543

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198019462022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cherith comes from Scripture, not from an older personal name: it is the brook Cherith in 1 Kings 17, where ravens fed Elijah. The Hebrew Kerith is generally tied to a root meaning 'to cut,' so it reads as 'cutting' or 'gorge.' Devout families drew it from the Bible as a girl's name; it appears in United States records from the mid-1940s and touched a small high around 1980. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.

A girl named Cherith at that high would be in her forties now. It sits with the quiet stream of place-and-nature names taken from Scripture, and its soft sound keeps it usable; it has never been widespread but lingered on records into the 2020s among readers of the Bible.

Did you know? Cherith is the name of the brook where, in 1 Kings, ravens brought bread and meat to the prophet Elijah during a drought.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Cherith — Biblical brook Cherith (1 Kings 17); Hebrew Kerith 'to cut / gorge'

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cherith mean?

It is a biblical place name, the brook Cherith, from a Hebrew root meaning 'to cut,' so 'gorge' or 'ravine.'

How do you pronounce Cherith?

It's said KAIR-ith /ˈkɛr.ɪθ/, two syllables.

Is Cherith a boy or girl name?

Cherith is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Cherith?

It has always been rare, a biblical place name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.

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