Perry

Perry

See also: perry

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛɹi

Proper noun

Perry

1. A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
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 Ontario, Canada
   2. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1467).
   3. A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2559). [1]
   4. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0792). [2]

      Related terms: Perry Barr

   5. A minor river, the River Perry, in Shropshire, England, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury.
   6. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A town in 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 Illinois.
      5. A city in Dallas County, Iowa.
      6. A city in Kansas.
      7. A town in Maine.
      8. A city in Michigan.
      9. A city in Missouri.
      10. A village in Ohio.
      11. A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma.
      12. A city in Utah.
      13. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township.

Derived terms

• Perry Barr
• Perry boy
• perryite
• Perryton

References

1. OS: Kent
2. OS: Birmingham

Anagrams

• Pryer, pryer