Cheikh

Where Cheikh comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Cheikh.

Cheikh through the years
  1. 1992
    First appearance
    #8,435 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2002
    Peak, #3,554
    24 babies named Cheikh, its best rank.
  3. 2007
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #6,622.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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