Berry

• Rhymes: -ɛɹi

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

Berry

1. A surname​.
2. A male given name.
   • 1930 P. G. Wodehouse, Big Money, Colliers' Weekly, Vol.86, page 110:

     "Beresford Conway. All my pals call me Berry."

   • 1979 Berry Gordy, Movin' Up. Pop Gordy Tells His Story, Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 9:

     Since my father's name was Berry Gordy, he named me Berry Gordy. There's no middle name.

From berry, also a pet form of Beryl and Berenice.

Berry

1. (rare) A female given name.
   • 2002 James Hadley Chase, Not My Thing, House of Stratus, →ISBN, page 152:

     "I'm Beryl Shaddock. Call me Berry," the girl said.

   • 2005 Sandra-Kay Austin, The Old Man's Secret, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 34:

     "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.

• Bryer

Berry

1. a surname​

Berry

1. A region and former province in the center of France

• berrichon