Baby name

STABLE GIRL · ENGLISH (WORD NAME)
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Cherish

/CHER · ish/


“Treasure, hold dear”

From the English word meaning 'to treasure' or 'to hold dear', used as a virtue word name; the verb traces through Middle English charish/cherishen and Old French cherir ('to hold dear') back to Latin carus ('beloved, dear').

wholesome

How it ages.

A modern virtue name that reads warm and sincere; still uncommon enough to feel personal rather than trendy.

The cultural moment.

Ranked 974th in England and Wales in 1996 and 971st in the United States in 2016; not among the top 1000 names there now.