A perry
[per-ee] /ˈpɛr i/
noun
antoinette, 1888–1946, u.s. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.
bliss, 1860–1954, u.s. educator, literary critic, and editor.
frederick john (“fred”) 1909–1995, british tennis player.
matthew calbraith
[kal-breyth] /ˈkæl breɪθ/ (show ipa), 1794–1858, u.s. commodore.
his brother, oliver hazard, 1785–1819, u.s. naval officer.
ralph barton, 1876–1957, u.s. philosopher and educator.
a male given name: from a middle english word meaning “pear tree.”.
perry
/ˈpɛrɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider
word origin
c14 pereye, from old french peré, ultimately from latin pirum pear
perry
/ˈpɛrɪ/
noun
fred(erick john). 1909–95, english tennis and table-tennis player; world singles table-tennis champion (1929); as a tennis player he won eight grand slam singles t-tles including the us open three times (1933–34, 1936) and wimbledon three times (1934–36)
grayson. born 1960, english potter, embroiderer, and film-maker; won the turner prize (2003).
matthew calbraith. 1794–1858, us naval officer, who led a naval expedition to j-pan that obtained a treaty (1854) opening up j-pan to western trade
his brother, oliver hazard. 1785–1819, us naval officer. his defeat of a british squadron on lake erie (1813) was the turning point in the war of 1812, leading to the recapture of detroit
perry
surname attested from late 12c., literally “dweller by the pear tree.”
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