Perry
Meaning: Its source is Peregrine, an English name meaning "Wanderer."
Origin: "Peregrine."
Alternative Spellings: Perrie
Variant Forms: Parry
Source Forms: Peregrine
Popularity: The name Perry ranked 768th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 287th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative: This name might have derived from the Old English word perige, signifying a person who lived or worked around a pear tree.
Arts and Music
- Perry Como (born 1912)
American singer.
- 1958 Grammy winner for best male vocal performance, for ''''Catch a Falling Star'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
- Perry Miller
- Jesse Colin Young (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
Miscellaneous
- Perry Edwin Ellis
- American fashion designer (see list of Fashion Designers)
Science and Philosophy
- Perry Miller (born 1905, died 1963)
American literary critic.
- Wrote The New England Mind and Consciousness in Concord (see list of Miscellaneous Social Scientists)
Stage and Screen
- Lt. Perry Catalano
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Ken Swofford (see list of Characters on ''Murder, She Wrote'')
- Perry Como (born 1912)
American singer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1987 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Perry Mason
Fictional detective.
- Portrayed by Raymond Burr (see list of Characters on ''Perry Mason'')
The Literary World
- Perry Mason
Fictional detective.
- Created by author Erle Stanley Gardner (see list of Fictional Detectives)
- Perry Miller (born 1905, died 1963)
American literary critic.
- 1966 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Life of the Mind in America (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Ferryboat Perry
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Refrigerator Perry
In reference to the nickname of a rather large football star.
- Perry Como
- Perry Fairy
- Perry Mason
Meaning: Its source is Peregrine, an English name meaning "Wanderer."
Origin: "Peregrine."
Variant Forms: Peri
Popularity: The name Perry ranked 2709th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative: This name might have derived from the Old English word perige, signifying a person who lived or worked around a pear tree.
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- Perry on Google
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