Cher
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʃɛɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃɛə/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Translations
Proper noun
Cher
- A short form of the female given name Cherilyn. It is popularized as a given name by the singer Cher
French
Etymology
Named after the Cher River, from the pre-Indo-European substrate hydronym *kʰar- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek κάρκαρος (kárkaros, “rough, jagged”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛʁ/
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Proper noun
Cher m
- Cher (a department of Centre-Val de Loire, France)
- Cher (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France)
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