The Name That Came From Nowhere

[@NameExplain]

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[@KINGHB190]

I do not see the super-thanks option, where would I go to make one

[@NameExplain]

@@KINGHB190 It's just under the video, you might have to scroll to the right a little on mobile.

[@KINGHB190]

I do not have any money to send, but thank you, now I know for future 👍

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@NameExplain How did you not think of Cherie Blair?!

[@aquos350]

There is a singer Sheryl Crow who had a few popular songs when I was in high school. She became popular in the 1990s. She obviously spells her name differently.

[@damired]

I love her song Real Gone from Pixar's Cars

[@gigog27]

A bulgarian author called Yordan Yovkov just came up with the name Albena, because it sounded cool.

[@user-mh5ue2oz5i]

It reminds me of albenia

[@RavenFilms]

You missed one of the most famous Sheryls AND she’s a singing one, Sheryl Crow.

[@lmboh8585]

I had a friend during my childhood days named Cheryl. We called her Cherie. It makes much more sense now.

[@michaelalmstrom1240]

my mothers Name is Cheryl, she passed away 20 years ago, next year. its been a tough 20 years but whenever i hear the name Cheryl it reminds me of her and warms my heart

[@DogDogGodFog]

I used to know a Japanese girl with that name.

[@allanlank]

Cheryl Ladd, the actress, singer and author.

[@CarbonatedBorger]

Have you done the name Katerina? I know its associated with Katherine, Ekatrina, Kaitlyn, and a bunch more.

[@DaremoTen]

I always considered it a variation on Cherie. I had a childhood friend named Cherie, her grandmother lived down the street, and my mother would send me over to rake her leaves in the autumn.

[@tkgsingsct]

Sherrill Milnes is a famous American operatic baritone, debuted at The Met at age 30 in 1965.

[@namm0x326]

Cheryl is the name of a now retired, lovely administrative assistant we had for many years. I should email her and see how she is doing. Thanks for the reminder, Name Explain!

[@andoru]

I know a pair of identical twins named Cheryl and Meryl. And yes, their age would put them right at the peak of popularity of Cheryl when born.

[@Jolis_Parsec]

Cheryl’s the reason for Harry Mason to continually descend deeper and deeper into the waking nightmare known as Silent Hill. 😱

[@charlespentrose7834]

I had a sister in law named Cheryl, sadly she was destroyed by alcohol and drugs. I hope anyone reading this who faces similar struggles finds the help and strength they need to escape that prison.

[@HalfEye79]

I always thought that Cheryl was a sort of variation of Shirley.

[@CheriePaul]

Would you believe my name is Cherie and my mom is Cheryl!! My brother shared this video with me, very fun to know this :)

[@aaronodonoghue1791]

I always just assumed Cheryl came from "cherry" like the fruit (and Cherry is itself a girls' name too)

[@waynegreen87]

Thanks for choosing my comment! Love the channel, keep up the great work

[@ogdalovshka3457]

Favorite channel, thank you !!

[@dorderre]

About your hair being all fluffy when washed, I feel you, Patrick. I have the exact same issue xD

[@bobbybiggerstaff7269]

Shout out to Optimus Primal and Megatron just chilling in the background! I loved Beast Wars, as a kid.

[@imagiguard]

Maybe the origin of this name was kinda like that of Renesmee… just more successful. Someone fused the names, it sounded surprisingly appealing, it went viral as far as pre-Internet goes, etc etc…

[@henrikharbin5521]

I have a good friend, another Star Trek fan like me, whose name is Cheryl Hall. I've never met her F2F, because I'm in California and she's in New Jersey, but she has always treated me kindly and she is awesome :)

[@SWLinPHX]

Surprised you left out supermodel Cheryl Tiegs or Charlie's Angel Cheryl Ladd. Even Cher's full name is Cherilyn. It is also sometimes spelled "Sheryl".

[@Echowhiskeyone]

My aunt, a step or two to the side, is Charlene. But is usually called Cheryl. Why? She doesn't even know. Just a nickname picked up in school in the late '50s. Any relation between Cheryl an Charlene? Not sure.

[@JeremyWS]

Women in the acting career should embrace being called an `actresss`, it's a compliment. Please do a video on the name of Travis.

[@christinebrown3359]

Singer Cheryl Crow comes to my mind, I haven't heard of the famous Cheryls you mentioned.

[@wendychavez5348]

I like the name Cheryl, and have known a few Cheryls. The name Beryl has always been more interesting to me, but I never was able to convince anyone else.

[@jeffcook3747]

Hi Patrick! I like your accent, it reminds me of 8-bit Ryan's. It's very similar. It's interesting how there are so many accents in such a relatively small island.

[@nickimontie]

This one has been kicking around my head for a while. I read that the name Kayleigh was invented by the singer Fish, of Marillion fame. Now, the name Cayley as a surname has been around a long time (19th century English mathematian), the way Fish spelled it is his invention. Truth? There are so many with that name now. I just knew it from the Marillion song!

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Sheryl, Cheryl, Sherrill, Cherryl, etc.

[@loogabarooga2812]

Is Cheryl simply another spelling of Sherrill (as in Sherrill Milnes)? Does the name Sherrill not have known origins? Or are they just coincidentally similar?

[@AI-hx3fx]

A stretch, but I wondered if it was a variant of the male (anglophone female) ‘Carol’. Also, don’t forget Cheryl Ladd, and this reference from The Golden Girls: Dorothy: ‘Blanche, what do we look like? Charlie’s Angels?’ Blanche: ‘ I’ve been told I bear a striking resemblance to Miss Cheryl Ladd. Although my bosoms are perkier.’ Dorothy: ‘Not even if you were hanging upside-down on a trapeze!”

[@soundpreacher]

How could you look at Cheryl without once mentioning Cheryl Tiegs, the 70's supermodel?

[@urbannanni5864]

I'm almost 70 and my grandfather was born in the late 1800's. He had a slightly older friend named Sherrill Miller (male). Could there be any connection?

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

There are quite a few male names which have been co-opted for girls by parents who wanted their daughters to embody masculinity. Hardly any female names have become popular as male names though.

[@ChristoAbrie]

what about the alternative versions of Cheryl, like Cherilyn? Music icon CHER was born "Cherilyn" and you forgot to mention the Archie comics character Cheryl Blossom (played to perfection by Madeline Petsch in Riverdale)

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

I always thought that Sheryl was a variant of Shirley (or vice-versa)

[@altyrrell3088]

Same here.

[@allanrichardson9081]

Cheryl Tiegs, American supermodel.

[@philpaine3068]

The name "Timmy" or "Timmie" is probably spoken 100,000 time a day in Canada. It is the affectionate name for Tim Hortons, the beloved national chain that sells coffee, donuts, breakfasts, soups, and sandwiches in over 5,000 stores across the country. It is usually just called "Timmie's / Timmy's" as in "I stopped by Timmie's and picked up a double double" or "Christ, the lineup at Timmie's was huge, but I just had to get that Maple Dip!"

[@gubjorggisladottir3525]

I have read that if a super fan rejects the payment... you have to pay all the banking costs... they get full refund. You should look out into this.

[@Illumisepoolist]

For Cheryls I know there's the Green haired trainer in Eterna forest.

[@normanclatcher]

Chansey

[@snardfluk]

There is a male opera singer named Sherrill Milnes.

[@justynh1321]

I'd have assumed Sharyl and Darryl were related names

[@sdspivey]

My favorite Cheryl is Piers Anthony's daughter, who I had a crush on back in middle and high school.

[@macsnafu]

I always think of Cheryl Ladd, when I think of the name. Although, I knew a Sheryl with an "S" back when I was in high school. She was a twin, her sister was named Shannon.

[@bigbloke2000]

(pre-video start comment: "This had better be about the name Fiona...")

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

6:07 Lindybeige: *TRIGGERED*

[@stargatis]

I always thought my name “anna” was boring and common. Besides being palindromic, though, and I read it could mean “favorited.” favorited by whom? If you ever do the name Anna, I’d like to see you answer that question lol

[@JuvenalFariasG]

Favorited by god(As Marys mother..)

[@allanrichardson9081]

Recorded in Morse code and played backwards, ANNA becomes NAAN, an Indian flatbread!

[@BRoyce69]

Cheryl/Sheryl sounds like a combination of Carol and Sharon. Maybe both names were popular baby girl names in the mid 1900s and people started combining them?

[@aTenderMoron]

Sheryl could also be a name occurring from the English surname, Sherill, meaning Shire on Hill. And it's a surname. It would take only minor tweaks, and someone becoming famous to give it an origin that's much easier to explain than portmanteau, and the like.

[@vincent412l7]

You did not include Cheryl Tiegs. She may have been responsible for the brief recovery in the decline of the name.

[@SF-jg7rr]

I'd love a video on the name Annabeth or Percy

[@skidawg22]

Cheryl was my mother's name.

[@cherylsmith9500]

Hi. My name is Cheryl.

[@0011peace]

Cherryl Tieg Actress and one of charley's angels

[@cherylcolombo7497]

I’m a Cheryl. Born in 1968. I had two other girls in my grade school class also named Cheryl- so yes it was a popular name. My parents called me “Cherie” as a nickname.

[@cennethadameveson3715]

A quick look at free bmd and the earliest Cheryl is from 1919 in Oldham!

[@BobHutton]

Looking at family history websites there certainly isn't much in the way of Cheryls before 1900. I did find a record of a Cheryl Boaglun buried on 20 Jan 1680 in Selworthy, Somerset, England on the Family Search website, but they don't have an image available online for this record. Family Search are usually pretty good with their transcriptions of historical records, but the old records can be really difficult to read. (While their original records are pretty good, I would be sceptical about any family trees on Family Search).

[@itzantionne3125]

my grandma's name is cheryl lol, always thought it was unique cause I never heard anyone with it

[@Heavy-metaaal]

I think all names were invented. So, new names may show up!

[@HayTatsuko]

One of my co-workers is Sherroll -- pronounced as Cheryl is!

[@NameExplain]

Thanks!

[@key4us2c]

What about Cheryl Crow?

[@randyyy2609]

OMG, Bucks Fizz! Making your mind up is one of my favourite Eurovision songs of all time. You were right, that was in the 80s, 1981 to be precise. I remember their act, pulling off their dresses. Must have been quite controversial back in the day.

[@PhantomPhoenix]

I knew someone in elementary school named Sheryl. There’s also Sheryl Crow. Maybe we spell it differently in the US?

[@michaelnewton5873]

I know a man named Sheryl.

[@tascharahernandez5867]

I worked with 2 women whose name was Cheryl and they also had the same middle name. Only their surname were different.

[@perpetuallyconfused6608]

I’ve known a Cheryl, but also a Sharol. Same mystery?

[@cherylwiggins17]

My name is Cheryl and you couldn't throw a rock at my high school and not hit a Cheryl, Sharon, or Sherry. Real popular names in the mid to late 60s.

[@Fayanora]

When I saw the title of this video, I thought it would be about the name Jessica.

[@oedipusrex6362]

In Maryland Sheryl's said like sherl

[@n124ac9]

Can you do a video about the name William?

[@ewmlloyd]

Cheryl Tiegs, anybody?

[@mordeys]

I grew up with 3 Cheryl's.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

(05:44) A "good egg" aside from the assault conviction of course...

[@foxyfox9196]

I think Cheryl might fit me actually. I'm trans and have been looking for a name that really fits me for years. But something always ends up feeling off about it. But a name that came out of basically nowhere and seems to roughly mean "anonymous" or "mysterious". That might fit me better than the ones I've been trying from the popular lists.

[@foxyfox9196]

My friend when I was growing up had a sister named Cheryl, and I did relate to her, sometimes more than my friend herself (the sister was far older, just as I was by far older than all my siblings. And we both got into wicca around the same time when my friend was getting really into the baptist church despite them rejecting her for being bi and that really upsetting her). And also that character on Archer. Kinda relatable in that she used to change her name all the time, but kinda the only relatable thing about her as far as I remember.

[@TVVENCH]

My name is made up, a Hungarian author came up with it. It’s fun having an unusual name.

[@emmakivisild3431]

I love you and you make my day every day. Sorry I haven’t given money but it will happen I promise.

[@JTA1961]

Thanks! Ask & ye shall receive

[@NameExplain]

Thanks Joel!

[@ormondomaha]

Thanks!

[@NameExplain]

Thanks Cleve!

[@TheCastIronChancellor]

My husband's family is Niebeling...It refers to family members? cool.

[@swapsplat]

What about Sheryl Crowe...

[@purplealice]

What about the name "Tammy"? It could be short for Tamar, but that's kind of far-fetched.

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

It is a nickname from Tamara, which is indeed from the biblical name Tamar.

[@amberswafford9305]

You named Cheryls that were singers and didn’t mention Sheryl Crow? It’s spelled differently but is definitely still the same name. The southern girl in me is very disappointed rn.

[@Heavy-metaaal]

Patrick, hello! I would like to know if someone in the world have named someone after a bad word. Example: name someone after the name Dick. Another suggestion for a video is: what kind of names are prohibited in some countries because they can cause psychological problems for a person.

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

I like this idea. I know Japan has really strict naming laws. For example you are forbidden from naming your child anything like "Akuma", meaning demon.

[@Heavy-metaaal]

@@fighttheevilrobots3417 , interesting. I'm not against naming people with different names, but some names may cause confusion. In Brazil, many people have weird names. They are invented. I may cause confusion.

[@spddiesel]

Anyone else see the thumbnail and think Slim Shady?

[@FoggyD]

I like Flight of the Concords too, but I'm afraid that whenever I hear the name 'Cherie' I think of the lawyer Ms Booth, AKA the wife of Tony Blair. ... yeah, I know. Sorry to have reminded you about him.

[@Kunaimaru]

I know the name Cheryl from the game Silent Hill. I'll consider name my daughter Cheryl if I have one.

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

I had anticipated that it would be Wendy 😁 Like deployed 👍

[@SqueezeMeLittle]

Mackenzie

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

It's interesting to me that this is a now a girl's name as "Mac" or "Mc" is actually Scottish meaning "son of".

[@ChiefBlueScreen]

What about as a last name?

[@paisan8766]

Sheryl Crow?

[@ВераБеленко-ц8о]

What about Nestor?

[@nostaldec4705]

Nice Percy Pig shirt!

[@LeoS.B.Rosevillte]

Woo!

[@helenbaumander3953]

Your hair is fine.

[@komi9261]

what would you name your son?

[@normanclatcher]

I've always liked "Fritz," for a boy's name. Learning it's short for _Friedrich_ and is thus the German equivalent of "Fred/Freddie" puts a damper on it, but I'd still give it a go.

[@anniesauras_rex]

Unfortunately the only Cheryls I’ve ever met have been either Karen type women or chavs. Maybe it’s because of the place I live

[@sutrajaiz]

Lets go

[@Jan_Koopman]

Cheryl sounds to me like an old lady name, like Karen

[@holbvgbbbbkfz]

I thought he was gonna do a black name like Jemima and Jamal

[@mattt.4395]

Ta'quanda Dom'ini'que Jones