Perry

See also: perry

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛɹi

Proper noun

Perry (countable and uncountable, plural Perrys or Perries)

  1. A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
    • 2009 April 14, Richard Sandomir, “Live From the Masters, It’s Not the Leaders”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them.
  2. A unisex given name.
    1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    2. A diminutive of the unisex given name Peregrine.
  3. A placename:
    1. A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. A place in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467). [1]
      2. A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2559). [2]
      3. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0792). [3]
        Related terms: Perry Barr
      4. A minor river in Shropshire, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury; in full, the River Perry.
    3. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in Perry County, Arkansas.
      2. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, Florida.
      3. A city, the county seat of Houston County, Georgia.
      4. A village in Pike County, Illinois.
      5. A city in Dallas County, Iowa.
      6. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas.
      7. A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
      8. A town in Washington County, Maine.
      9. A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
      10. A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri.
      11. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
      12. A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York.
      13. A village in Lake County, Ohio.
      14. A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma.
      15. An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon.
      16. A town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
      17. An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas.
      18. A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
      19. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
      20. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
      21. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township.

Derived terms

  • River Perry

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cambridgeshire)
  2. ^ OS: Kent
  3. ^ OS: Birmingham

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