Perry.
A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
Meaning & usage
A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).
A unisex given name. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name. A diminutive of the unisex given name Peregrine.
A placename: A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1467).
A placename: A place in England: A hamlet in Preston parish and Wingham parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2559).
A placename: A place in England: A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0792).
A placename: A place in England: A minor river in Shropshire, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury; in full, the River Perry.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Perry County, Arkansas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Taylor County, Florida.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Houston County, Georgia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Pike County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Dallas County, Iowa.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Maine.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Wyoming County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Perry and town of Castile, Wyoming County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Lake County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Box Elder County, Utah.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Perry Township.
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