Sherry (name)
Sherry is both a given name and surname derived from different sources. In some instances, the name was inspired by the wine. In others, it was likely 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 Sherrod or Sherwood for males or Cheryl, Sharon, or Sherilyn for females. In some instances, the given name was used as a transferred use of the surname. 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 1946 and 1975. Spelling variants of the name such as Cheri, Cherie, Cherry, Shari, Sheree, Sherie, Sherrey, Sherri, and Sherrie were in vogue during the same time period.
People with the name include:
Given name
Women
- Sherry Anderson, Canadian curler
- Sherry Appleton, American politician from Washington state
- Sherry Boschert, American author, journalist, and activist
- Sherry Calvert, American javelin thrower
- Sherry Chen (politician), South African politician
- Sherry Chen (actress), Hong Kong actress
- Sherry Chen (hydrologist), American scientist falsely accused of spying for China
- Sherry Chou, Canadian neurologist
- Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, American politician from Michigan
- Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Canadian politician
- Sherry Glaser, American actress, performance artist, and political activist
- Sherry Grace, American activist, founder of Mothers of Incarcerated Sons
- Sherry Harbin, American academic
- Sherry Hawco, Canadian artistic gymnast
- Sherry Jackson, American actress and child star
- Sherry Kean, Canadian pop and country singer
- Sherry Lansing, American actress and film studio executive
- Sherry Lawrence, Canadian alpine skier
- Sherry Lynn, American voice actress
- Sherry Middaugh, Canadian curler
- Sherry Miller, Canadian actress
- Sherry Ortner, American cultural anthropologist
- Sherry Rich, Australian alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Sherry Romanado, Canadian politician
- Sherry Ross, American ice hockey broadcaster and journalist
- Sherry Simon, Canadian translation scholar
- Sherry Stringfield, American television actress
- Sherry Sylvester, American political worker and journalist
- Sherry Thomas, American novelist
- Sherry Tsai, Hong Kong swimmer
- Sherry Turkle, American professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology
- Sherry Wilson, Canadian politician from New Brunswick
- Sherry Wolf, American photorealist painter and fashion designer
Women nicknamed Sherry
- Sharyn “Sherry” Alberoni, American actress and voice artist
Men
- Sherry Edmundson Fry, American sculptor
- Sherry Kindo Kamara, Dutch professional footballer
- Sherry Khattak, Member group of Karakoram
- Sherry Malik, Pakistani actor, director, and screenwriter
- Sherry Mangan, American writer, journalist, translator, editor, and book designer
- Sherry Ross (pioneer), American pioneer
Men nicknamed Sherry
- Sherwood "Sherry" Bassin, Canadian ice hockey executive
- Sherwood "Sherry" Boehlert, American politician
- Sherwood “Sherry” Magee, American baseball left fielder
- Sherman "Sherry" Peticolas, American sculptor and art teacher
- Sherrard “Sherry” Robertson, Canadian-American baseball outfielder and second baseman
- F. Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland, American professor
- Walter Sherborne "Sherry" Shourds, American director and manager
- Sherrod “Sherry” Smith, American baseball pitcher
- Sherwood "Sherry" Washburn, American physical anthropologist
Surname
- Andy Sherry, British karate practitioner
- David Sherry (philosopher), American philosopher
- David Sherry (artist), artist from Northern Ireland
- David Benjamin Sherry, American photographer
- Fionnuala Sherry, Irish violinist and vocalist
- Fred Sherry, American cellist
- Fred Sherry (baseball), American baseball pitcher
- Gerry Sherry, American football player
- J. Barney Sherry, American actor of the silent film era
- Jack Sherry, American football and basketball player
- James Sherry, Australian television presenter and actor
- Janice Sherry, Canadian politician
- Larry Sherry, American baseball pitcher
- Louis Sherry, American restaurateur, caterer, confectioner and hotelier
- Matt Sherry, American football tight end
- Mike Sherry, Irish rugby union player
- Nick Sherry, Australian politician
- Norm Sherry, American catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball
- Norman Sherry, English born American novelist, biographer, and educator
- Ray Sherry, Australian politician from Sydney
- Suzanna Sherry, American professor in the area of constitutional law
- Sylvia Sherry, English writer
- Tom Sherry, Australian rules footballer
- William Grant Sherry, American painter and artist