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PERRY
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PER-ee [key]
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From a surname which is either English or Welsh in origin. It can be derived from Middle English perrie meaning "pear tree", or else from Welsh ap Herry, meaning "son of HENRY". A famous bearer of the surname was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West. |
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