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Scherry
How to Pronounce Scherry
Pronounced SHER-ee /ΛΚΙr.i/Medium
Meaning: Scherry is a decorative respelling of Sherry, adding a silent -c- to the familiar name. Sherry comes from the fortified wine of Jerez in Spain, and is also linked to the French cherie, 'darling'. Scherry carries the same sound and sense, dressed up in an inventive spelling.Low
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History & Origin
Scherry is an ornamental respelling of Sherry, a name drawn from the sherry wine of Jerez and associated with the French cherie, 'darling'. Sherry was fashionable in mid-century America, and creative spellings like Scherry rode alongside it, prized for looking distinctive.
Scherry was never common - only a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak around 1949, entirely within the Sherry vogue of its era. It reads as a mid-century respelling rather than a separate name, and the -ch- form has not persisted.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Scherry mean?
Scherry is an ornamented respelling of Sherry, from the wine name or the French cherie, meaning 'darling'.
How do you pronounce Scherry?
It's said SHER-ee /ΛΚΙr.i/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Scherry a boy or girl name?
Scherry is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Scherry?
Scherry has always been rare, a mid-century ornamental respelling of Sherry.