L'amore e cieco

I have a friend, whose name is Cherri. I always thought her name cute. One day, she told me that her boss suggested changing her name because Cherri usually refers to something bad in American culture.

I felt weird because I don't know what's the problme with the name, and then I wondered whether it rould just be a single case or an actual cultural thougt.

A few days ago, I watech a move, The Brave One, and heard an actors who played a bad guy said the name. 

I still remembered that sentence is "popper you motherfucker cherry." It is said by the bad guy to the one who was beat to death. Now, I really believe that Cherry/Cherri is not going to be a good name. 

p.s. Some people like to change the spelling of a name, such as what my friend had done. she changed Cherry to Cherri. The reason is just that it looks cuter and more unique than the original spelling.