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 [ 2 syll. per-ry, pe-rry ] The boy name Perry is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is PEHRiy KEY. 1: 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 is also known from Perry Mason (1933-), the fictional detective created by Earle Stanley Gardner who appeared in numerous novels and TV adaptations. The name Parry (English) is a variant of Perry. 2: 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 Peregrine (English). Perry is also a pet form (French) of the name Peter (English, German, and Scandinavian). Perry is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1959 with 0.127% of baby boys being given the name Perry. It ranked at #132 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial loss in popularity, and is now of very light use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Perry, Peter (English, German, and Scandinavian) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Perry include Parry (English), Pari (Iranian), Pero (Italian and Slavic), Piero (Italian), Pierre (French), Pierro, Piper (English), Prior (English), Pryor (English), Par (Scandinavian), Pär (Scandinavian), Peer (Dutch and German), Per (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Pere (Catalan), Perrie (English), and Pry (English). Details of famous persons named Perry: KEY: English pronunciation for Perry: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
