Perry

Perry \per-ry, pe-rry\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Perry is sometimes used as a girl name name. Its pronunciation is as PEH-Riy- ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Perry: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Perry?

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Perry is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Old English. The first name is derived from the English surname. The latter is either from the Old English 'pirige' (man who lives by a pear tree) and ultimately 'perrie' (pear tree), or else it could of Welsh origin. In America and Canada, the name has been popularized by two American naval officers who were also brothers. Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) defeated the British fleet at Lake Erie and gave his name to the city of Perrysburg, Ohio, the borough of Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, and the village of Perrysburg, New York; while Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858) was an American commodore who opened up Japan trade to the West. The name can also be known from Perry Mason (1933-), the fictional detective created by Earle Stanley Gardner who appeared in numerous novels and TV adaptations. Perry has 13 variants. Variants include Parri meaning of name, name Parry meaning, Per name popularity, what does the name Peree mean, name Perey, Peri name variations, nicknames for Perie, name Perrea, name Perree origin, Perrey pronounciation, name Perri, and what does the name Pery mean. The variant spelling Perrie meaning of name is another English form.

Perry's language of origin is Welsh. The first name could be from 'Welsh ap Herry' meaning 'son of Henry'. In addition, Perry is a pet form of the name short names for Peregrine (English). Perry can also be a pet form (French) of the name meaning of Peter (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian).

The following famous people share the name Perry:

• Sailor Matthew Calbraith Perry, born 10 April 1794 - 3 April 1858, Rocky Brook, Rhode Island
• Sailor Oliver Hazard Perry, born 23 August 1785 - 23 August 1819, South Kingstown, Rhode Island
• Singer Perry Como, born Nick Perido, May 18, 1912 - May 12, 2001, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

List of baby names that sound like Perry:

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The baby name Perry fun facts:

The name Perry in reverse order is "Yrrep".

The numerological value of the name Perry is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Perry?

Perry is in the top names in USA.