Berry
See also: berry
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɹi
- Homophones: berry, bury
- Homophones: Barry, beary (Mary–marry–merry merger)
Etymology 1
Variant of Bury and (in dialects with Mary-marry-merry merger) Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.
Proper noun
Berry
- A surname from Middle English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 1930 P. G. Wodehouse, Big Money, Colliers' Weekly, Vol.86, page 110:
- "Beresford Conway. All my pals call me Berry."
- 1979, Berry Gordy, Movin' Up. Pop Gordy Tells His Story, Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 9:
- Since my father's name was Berry Gordy, he named me Berry Gordy. There's no middle name.
- 1930 P. G. Wodehouse, Big Money, Colliers' Weekly, Vol.86, page 110:
- A place name:
- A town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States, named after Thompson Berry.
- A minor city in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A municipality in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A village in the City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, named after Alexander Berry.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Berry is the 222nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 132,812 individuals. Berry is most common among White (70.66%) and Black/African American (23.11%) individuals.
Etymology 2
From berry; also a pet form of Beryl, Berenice, or Berinthia.
Proper noun
Berry
- (rare) A female given name from English.
- 2002, James Hadley Chase, Not My Thing, House of Stratus, →ISBN, page 152:
- "I'm Beryl Shaddock. Call me Berry," the girl said.
- 2005, Sandra-Kay Austin, The Old Man's Secret, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 34:
- "What's with your dad calling you 'Berry' anyway? What kind of name is 'Berry'?" "Oh, it's short for Huckleberry," she replied, as if that explained everything.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Berry
- A former province in Centre-Val de Loire region, France.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Proper noun
Berry
- a surname from English
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin Biturigum, genitive plural of Bituriges, the name of a Celtic tribe. The municipality is named after the Régiment de Berry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛ.ʁi/ ~ /be.ʁi/
- Hyphenation: Ber‧ry
- Rhymes: -i
Proper noun
Berry m
- a region and former province in central France
- a municipality of Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada
Derived terms
- Berryen, Berryenne
Related terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbeɾi/ [ˈbɛː.ɾɪ]
- Rhymes: -eɾi
- Syllabification: Be‧rry
Proper noun
Berry (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜒ)
- a surname from English
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Berry is the 24,862nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 681 individuals.