Perry - Meaning of Perry

What does Perry mean?

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Perry

[ 2 syll. per-ry, pe-rry ] The baby girl name Perry is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced as PEH-Riy- †. Perry's language of origin is Old Greek and Latin. It is predominantly used in English. Latin origin: It is derived from the word peregrinus with the meaning 'stranger, foreigner, traveller, pilgrim'. See Perry for more information.

Perry is a form of the English Peri.

Forms of Perry include the name Parry, the name Perey, the English Peri, the name Perrey, the English Perri, the English Perriann, the English Perrie, the English Perrin, and the name Pery.

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Perry is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In the last century Perry has primarily been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Perry include Pary, Peri, Perie, Perri, Para, Paree, Parey, Pari, Parris, Parry, Peper, Peppar, Pepper, Perey, Perrey, Piper, Pipere, Pipper, Piri, and Pirjo.

† 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)"