At a Glance
- Meaning
- Several distinct roots share this spelling: primarily a male name from the surname Bury or Barry, or a pet form of names starting with 'Ber-'; a rarer female use comes directly from the fruit word or as a nickname for Beryl, Berenice, or Berinthia; it can also reflect the French region Berry
- Origin
- English (surname-derived); also a French region name and a pet form of 'Ber-' names or Beryl/Berenice
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- BAIR-ee
Berry is an English (surname-derived); also a French region name and a pet form of 'Ber-' names or Beryl/Berenice unisex name meaning “Several distinct roots share this spelling: primarily a male name from the surname Bury or Barry, or a pet form of names starting with 'Ber-'; a rarer female use comes directly from the fruit word or as a nickname for Beryl, Berenice, or Berinthia; it can also reflect the French region Berry”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Berry
Meaning: Several distinct roots share this spelling: primarily a male name from the surname Bury or Barry, or a pet form of names starting with 'Ber-'; a rarer female use comes directly from the fruit word or as a nickname for Beryl, Berenice, or Berinthia; it can also reflect the French region Berry.
Origin: English (surname-derived); also a French region name and a pet form of 'Ber-' names or Beryl/Berenice.
A common claim: Commonly assumed to simply come from the fruit 'berry' Actually: Berry has several distinct roots. It's more often a male name from the surname Bury or Barry, or a pet form of names starting with 'Ber-'; the fruit-based sense is a rarer, feminine variant, alongside use as a nickname for Beryl, Berenice, or Berinthia, or a reference to the French region of Berry.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Berry
BAIR-eeIPA /ˈbɛri/
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