Parry

Welsh

"son of Harry"

Parry Origin and Meaning

The name Parry is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "son of Harry".

Parry is quite common in Wales, often as a surname, but would inevitably be misunderstood as Perry or even Harry.

Famous People Named Parry

• Parry O'Brien American Olympic shot putter
• Parry Gordon English rugby league footballer
• Parry Gripp American musician of pop punk band Nerf Herder
• Parry Wayne Humphreys United States House Representative from Tennessee
• Parry Liyanage Sri Lankan army officer, athlete and coach
• Parry Mitchell Baron Mitchell, British businessman and MP
• Parry Shen American actor
• (Edward) Parry Thomas American banker who helped finance the development of the casino industry of Las Vegas
• Parry Aftab American female lawyer specializing in Internet privacy and security law

Parry in Pop Culture

• Parry character in the movie The Fisher King
• Parry character in the series Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony
• Parry the Hero's son in video game Dragon Quest V
• PARRY early chatterbot