Message: "Is Cheryl related to Charles?"

[Facts] Is Cheryl related to Charles?

by LadyBug (LadyBug18)

4/9/2013, 11:13 AM

I work with a gal named Sharyl who goes by Charlie and when I asked her today "Why Charlie?" she said: "My family has always called me Charlie, I guess because Sharyl is a feminine form of Charles."
When she said that it sounded reasonable but now that I'm looking it up I can't find any info that would support Cheryl / Sharyl being related to Charles or Charlotte. Maybe it's a form through Carol?

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- Buneary

4/13/2013, 12:57 PM

The website says that Cheryl is an invented name based on Cherie and Beryl. I don't think it's related to Charles.

- Amphelise (Chrisell)

4/10/2013, 1:32 AM

It's probably just a bit of family mythology that developed in the absence of any actual etymological knowledge. It's entirely possible that the nickname Charlie just started spontaneously, and the thing about Sharyl was a bit of reasoning added in later to explain it.

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