PERRY  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "pear tree"

A casual but suave name in velvet-throated singer Perry Como's day...about fifty years ago. These days, most cool Perrys (or Peris) are girls.

Variations:
Perrye, Parry, Peri

Perry is being discussed in our message boards:

• need suggestions(for fun)
• Build a sibling set together!
• Names from about 1940
• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF....BOYS
• Name for Penelope's twin brother

Read Nameberry blog posts about Perry:

• AUTUMN NAMES
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• MEMORIAL DAY NAMES: SHILOH & SHERIDAN
• BREAKING THE HUNDRED-YEAR RULE