Cashmere (given name)

Cashmere
	Cashmere wool is a luxury fabric.
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Meaning	Cashmere wool

Cashmere is a given name derived from the wool, which has a luxurious image.^[1] The name is also a surname.

Usage

The name is in occasional use for both boys and girls in the United States. In 2022, the most recent year for which statistics were available, 42 newborn American boys and 19 newborn American girls were given the name Cashmere. Another 63 newborn American boys and 19 American newborn girls were given the name Kashmere, a spelling variant. There were 179 newborn American boys and 20 newborn American girls called Kashmir.^[2] The Cashmere goat, a type of goat whose wool is used to produce cashmere wool, gets its name from the Himalayan region of Kashmir.

Men

Cashmere Wright (born 1990), former American basketball player

Women

Cashmere Nicole Carillo (born circa 1984), American entrepreneur and founder of the beauty brand Beauty Bakerie

Notes

^ "Cashmere". nameberry.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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[1] "Cashmere". nameberry.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[2] "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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