title: Cherono
text: # Cherono
  
  Cherono (Alternative: Jerono) is a name of Kalenjin origin. It indicates that the bearer is a woman and was born near dusk as sheep return from pasture ("Rot Nego"), which is usually between 2 pm and 4 pm. It is closely related to "Kiprotich". Its male equivalent is Kiprono.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Cherono Koech (born 1992), Kenyan middle-distance runner and 2012 Olympian
  * Abraham Cherono (born 1980), Kenyan steeplechase and cross country runner
  * Gladys Cherono (born 1983), Kenyan long-distance track runner and two-time African champion
  * Joyce Cherono Laboso, Kenyan politician and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
  * Lawrence Cherono, Kenyan long-distance runner, Boston Marathon champion
  * Mercy Cherono (born 1991), Kenyan long-distance track runner and 2013 World Championships medalist
  * Priscah Jepleting Cherono (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance track runner and 2007 World Championships medalist
  * Stephen Cherono (born 1982), Kenyan steeplechase runner and two-time world champion, competing for Qatar as Saif Saaeed Shaheen
  * Jerono Phylis Rotich, Professor of Kinesiology at North Carolina Central University
  