Means “good news” from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning “good” and ἄγγελμα (angelma) meaning “news, message”. It was (first?) used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1847 epic poem Evangeline [1][2]. It also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) as the full name of the character Eva.
People with the name Cherilynn have a deep inner desire for travel and adventure, and want to set their own pace in life without being governed by tradition.