Gerry

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Gerry

  • /ˈɡɛɹi/ Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/ Canada, US, UK

Sounds like Gehry, Jerry, (Mary–marry–merry merger) Gary, garri, garry, Garry · Rhymes with -ɛɹi

Where it comes from

Clipping + -y.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Gerald and Gerard. Roger Federer extended his grasscourt streak to 57 matches with a victory over Marcos Baghdatis and will play Nicolas Kiefer in the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Geraldine.
  3. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jerry, lionel, getty, giri, jiri, carry, micheline, falsify, distort, skew, fix, manipulate, rig, cook, arrange, redistrict

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"Gerry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gerry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gerry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gerry

Chicago

"Gerry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gerry.

BibTeX
@misc{gerry_2026,
  title = {Gerry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gerry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}