What is the name meaning of PARRY. Phrases containing PARRY
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PARRY
Male
Welsh
 Welsh surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of ap Harry, PARRY means "son of Harry." Compare with another form of Parry.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Son of Harry.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beargha ‘descendant of Beargh’, a byname meaning ‘plunderer’.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Báire ‘descendant of Báire’, a short form of either of two Gaelic personal names, Bairrfhionn or Fionnbharr.English, of Welsh origin : patronymic from Harry, the medieval English vernacular form of Henry, preceded by Welsh ap ‘son of’. Compare Parry.Variant spelling of Barrie 1.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a pet form of the personal name Benedict.In some cases it may be of Welsh origin, a variant of Bendry, patronymic from the personal name Hendry (from Welsh ap Hendry). Compare Parry.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English, French, Welsh
Son of Harry; From the Pear Tree; Wanderer
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Perry, PARRY means "wanderer." Welsh surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of ap Harry, meaning "son of Harry."
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pl.
of Parry
n.
The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
n.
A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the adversary's right breast.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Parry
v. t.
To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.
n.
A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.
n.
A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
v. t.
To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
v. i.
Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc.
imp. & p. p.
of Parry
v. i.
To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc.
n.
In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.
n.
The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of Southern Europe, and P. Parryana, cembroides, edulis, and monophylla, the nut pines of Western North America.
v. i.
To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off.