Definition of "Perry"

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

A unisex given name.

1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.  examples

2. A diminutive of the unisex given name Peregrine.  examples

A placename:

1. A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada  examples

2. A number of places in the United Kingdom

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

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

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

   4. Ellipsis of River Perry.: A minor river in Shropshire, England, which joins the Severn north-west of Shrewsbury.  examples

3. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A town in Perry County, Arkansas.  examples

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

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

   4. A village in Pike County, Illinois.  examples

   5. A city in Dallas County, Iowa.  examples

   6. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kansas.  examples

   7. A census-designated place in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.  examples

   8. A town in Washington County, Maine.  examples

   9. A city in Shiawassee County, Michigan.  examples

   10. A minor city in Ralls County, Missouri.  examples

   11. A town in Wyoming County, New York.  examples

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

   13. A village in Lake County, Ohio.  examples

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

   15. An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon.  examples

   16. A town in Aiken County, South Carolina.  examples

   17. An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas.  examples

   18. A city in Box Elder County, Utah.  examples

   19. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.  examples

   20. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.  examples

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