sherry/ˈʃɛɹi/EtymologyBack-formation of earlier sherris (interpreted as a plural), from Spanish (vino de) Xeres (“wine of Xeres”), Xeres being the former spelling of Jerez (pronounced /ʃeˈɾes/ in early modern Andalusian Spanish).sherry means A female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.nameA female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri.“Sherry Turkle, a psychologist and an M.I.T. professor who worked with Weizenbaum, coined the term the “Eliza Effect” to describe people convincing themselves that a technology that seemed human was more intelligent, perceptive and complex than it actually was.”A surname.nounA fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.“He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.”A variety of sherry.“They produce several quality sherries.”A glass of sherry.“Would you like a sherry?”