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♀ Gerry (girl)
What does Gerry mean?
Gerry 
▼ as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Gerry) is an Old German name, and Gerry means "spear ruler". Gerry is an alternate spelling of Geraldine (Old German): feminine of Gerald. See also Geri
STARTS WITH Ge-
Variations
VARIANTS Gerrie, Gerri, Gerie, Geri▼
OTHER FORMS VIA GERALDINE Geralyn▼, Gerrilyn, Jere, Jeri▼, Jerrie, Jerry▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Giry, ..
(male) Gerre, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gerry Daisy (G.D.), ..
How popular is Gerry?
Gerry is a very popular first name for women (#1343 out of 4276, Top 31%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#9768 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Gerry was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its top position of #532 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Geraldine (#1719 FROM RECENT DATA), Geralyn, Geri, Gerri, Gerrie, Jere, Jeri, Jerrie and Jerry are the prominent variation forms of Gerry. These relations of Gerry were favored as birth names in the 1930s (USAGE OF 0.5%) and are now much less conventional, with versions such as Jerry falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Gerry▼ is pronounced similarly to Jerae, Jeree, Jerree, Jerrey, Jerri▼, Jery, Jorey and Jorry. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barry, Berry, Carry, Cherry▼, Corry, Derry, Dorry, Genny, Georgy, Gerda, Gerde, Gert, Gerta, Gerte, Gerty, Glory, Karry, Kerry▼, Korry, Lorry, Merry▼, Norry, Perry, Sherry▼, Terry▼ and Torry. These names tend to be less commonly used than Gerry.
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