Berry

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A surname from Middle English.

proper noun

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A surname from Middle English.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
Beresford Conway. All my pals call me Berry.
Since my father's name was Berry Gordy, he named me Berry Gordy. There's no middle name.
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A place name: A town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States, named after Thompson Berry.
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A place name: A minor city in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.
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A place name: A town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
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A place name: A municipality in Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
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A place name: A village in the City of Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, named after Alexander Berry.

Etymology

Variant of Bury and (in dialects with Mary-marry-merry merger) Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.

proper noun

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rareA female given name from English.
"I'm Beryl Shaddock. Call me Berry," the girl said.
"What's with your dad calling you 'Berry' anyway? What kind of name is 'Berry'?" "Oh, it's short for Huckleberry," she replied, as if that explained everything.

Etymology

From berry; also a pet form of Beryl, Berenice, or Berinthia.

proper noun

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A former province in Centre-Val de Loire region, France.

Etymology

From French Berry.

Bernie · A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name…Bernstein · A surname from German or Yiddish.berry · A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

Berry · A surname from Middle English.

berserk · Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of…Bert · A diminutive form of male given names containing the element…Berta · A female given name, variant of Bertha.

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