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 [ 2 syll. ger-ry, ge-rry ] The boy name Gerry is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHEHRiy KEY. Gerry is used chiefly in the English and German languages, and its origin is Germanic and Old Greek. Gerry is a pet form of the name Gerald (English and German). Gerry is also a variant of the name Jerome (English). Gerry is also a pet form of the name Gerard (English, French, and Dutch) in the English and German languages. Gerry is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1958, 0.024% of baby boys were given the name Gerry. It ranked at #336 then. The baby name has since substantially declined in popularity, and is today of sporadic use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Gerry, Gerald (English and German) was the most popular. There were times from 1921 to 1939 when more girls than boys were named Gerry, but currently it is more often than not a boy name. In 1959, the name Gerry was given to 4 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Gerry include Gerri (English), Gerrie (English), Jere (English and Finnish), Jerri (English), Jerrie (English), Jerry (English and German), Gero (German), Djura (Slavic), Jagger, Jarle (Scandinavian), Jawhar, Jiri (Czech), Jirí (Czech), Joeri (Dutch), Johar (Urdu), Jori (English), Jorre (Dutch, Finnish, and Scandinavian), Jory (English), Juri (Estonian and Russian), and Juro (Czech). KEY: Pronunciation for Gerry: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
