Perry

A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).

Proper noun

  1. A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
    • Kenny Perry was a leader or co-leader throughout Sunday’s final round. […] But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the...
  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:

      A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467).

    3. A place in England:

      A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2559).

    4. A place in England:

      A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0792).

    5. A place in England:

      A minor river in Shropshire, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury; in full, the River Perry.

    6. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Perry County, Arkansas.

    7. A number of places in the United States:

      A city, the county seat of Taylor County, Florida.

    8. A number of places in the United States:

      A city, the county seat of Houston County, Georgia.

    9. A number of places in the United States:

      A village in Pike County, Illinois.

    10. A number of places in the United States:

      A city in Dallas County, Iowa.

    11. A number of places in the United States:

      A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas.

    12. A number of places in the United States:

      A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

    13. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Washington County, Maine.

    14. A number of places in the United States:

      A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

    15. A number of places in the United States:

      A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri.

    16. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Wyoming County, New York.

    17. A number of places in the United States:

      A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York.

    18. A number of places in the United States:

      A village in Lake County, Ohio.

    19. A number of places in the United States:

      A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma.

    20. A number of places in the United States:

      An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon.

    21. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Aiken County, South Carolina.

    22. A number of places in the United States:

      An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas.

    23. A number of places in the United States:

      A city in Box Elder County, Utah.

    24. A number of places in the United States:

      An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.

    25. A number of places in the United States:

      A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.

    26. A number of places in the United States:

      A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township.

Forms

Perrys Perries

Related

River Perry

Derived

Perry Barr Perry boy Perry Bridge Perry Crossing perryite Perryton Perry Township Perryville