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Sherline
How to Pronounce Sherline
Pronounced shur-LEEN /ʃərˈliːn/Medium
Meaning: Sherline is an American girl's name, a variant of Sherlene and a cousin of Charline. Charline is a feminine of Charles, from the Germanic 'karl', a free man, while the Sher- start also echoes Shirley, from Old English for a bright clearing or meadow. Sherline reads as a soft mid-century coinage bridging those roots.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Sherline is a variant of Sherlene and a cousin of Charline, feminine of Charles, from Germanic karl, 'free man'. Its Sher- start also recalls Shirley, Old English for a bright clearing. Such -line and -lene names filled mid-century America.
Sherline was a small name, appearing thinly through the century and reaching a slight peak around 2010 with only a few dozen girls a year.
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What does the name Sherline mean?
Sherline is a variant of Sherlene or Charline, tied to 'bright meadow' and to Charles, 'free man'.
How do you pronounce Sherline?
It's said shur-LEEN /ʃərˈliːn/, two syllables.
Is Sherline a boy or girl name?
Sherline is a girl's name.
Is Sherline a popular name?
No, Sherline was always uncommon, with a small peak around the early twenty-tens.