That kind of name is called a
portmanteau. Does it rhyme with "starry" or "
Larry?"
If the former, it is also a truncated/familiar/diminutive form of
CHARLENE,
CHARLOTTE (and other names beginning with CHAR-).
If the latter, it is a respelling of
CHERRY,
CHERIE or, possibly,
SHERRY.
(If a meaning can't be derived from the spelling of a name, it is derived from its sound. There are no reinforced spelling rules in euphonic naming. At least, not in the USA.)
Alternatively, you could interpret the name as
CHARLES +
LORRIE...
P.S.: I wonder why they didn't go with CHARLORRIE. That would have been interesting, like
HILARY or
VALERIE.
P.P.S.: If that had been our
own daughter, her pet name would have been CELERY...! ;-P
"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth." Ps. 127:4
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