Berry

See also berry

English

Etymology 1

Variant of Bury and Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.

Proper noun

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 0060220546, page 9:

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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Berry

1. (rare) A female given name.
   • 2002 James Hadley Chase, Not My Thing, House of Stratus, ISBN 1842321153, page 152:

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

   • 2005 Sandra-Kay Austin, The Old Man's Secret, Trafford Publishing, ISBN 1412071941, 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.