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♀ Perry (girl)
What does Perry mean?
Perry as a girls' name (also used more generally as boys' name Perry) is of French origin, and the meaning of Perry is "pear tree". Also diminutive of Peregrine (Latin) "wanderer". Originally a boy's name. Author Perri Klass.
STARTS WITH Pe-
ASSOCIATED WITH tree
Variations
VARIANTS Perrey, Perri, Perrie
SEE ALSO Peri
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA PERRI Perrin, Perrine, Perris
MASCULINE FORM Parry
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Pary, ..
(male) Periz, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Perry Evangelina (P.E.), ..
How popular is Perry?
Perry is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2709 out of 4276, Top 63%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#97 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Perry reached its top position of #1675 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Peri and Perri are the popular alternative forms of Perry. Other forms, like Perris, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Perry reached its peak 6 decades ago.
Similar Names
Perry is pronounced similarly to Pera, Perah and Piera. Other recommended sound-alike names are Barry, Berry, Carry, Cherry▼, Corry, Derry, Dorry, Gerry▼, Jerry▼, Jery, Jorry, Karry, Kerry▼, Korry, Lorry, Merry▼, Norry, Pearl▼, Peggy▼, Penny▼, Peony, Peppy, Perl, Perla▼, Perle, Perley, Perran, Perren, Perryn, Persys, Petra, Sherry▼, Terry▼ and Torry. These names tend to be less frequently used than Perry.
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