Shari (given name)
Shari is an English feminine given name inspired by the French chérie, meaning darling. It has also been used as a diminutive of names starting with or containing the sound Cher- or Sher- such as Cherilyn, Cheryl, Sharon, or Sherilyn for females. The name was well-used for girls in North America from the mid-1920s through the early 1990s and was at the height of popularity between the mid-1940s and mid-1970s. Spelling variants of the name such as Cherie, Cherry, Sharee, Sheree, Sherie, Sherrey, Sherri, Sherrie, and Sherry were in vogue during the same time period.
People
Given name
- Shari (actress), Indian film actress in Malayalam and Tamil films
- Shari Addison, American gospel musician and artist
- Shari Arison, American-born Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist
- Shari Belafonte, American actress, model, writer and singer
- Shari Cantor, American politician
- Shari Decter Hirst, Canadian politician
- Shari Elliker, American radio personality
- Shari Eubank, American actress
- Shari Flanzer, 1992 World Series of Poker champion
- Shari Goldhagen, American author
- Shari Headley, American film actress
- Shari Karney, American attorney, incest-survivor activist, and bar exam review company owner
- Shari Koch, German competitive ice dancer
- Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon, Dutch curler
- Shari Lewis, Jewish American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host
- Shari Mendelson, American sculptor.
- Shari Olefson, American real estate attorney and author
- Shari Redstone, American media executive
- Shari Rhodes, American casting director and producer
- Shari Robertson, American film Ddrector and producer
- Shari Roman, American film director, writer and artist
- Shari Sebbens, Australian actress
- Shari Shattuck, American actress and author
- Shari Sheeley, American songwriter
- Shari (singer), Italian singer
- Shari Springer Berman, American filmmaker
- Shari Thurer, American psychologist
- Shari Ulrich, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Shari Villarosa, United States diplomat and career foreign service officer