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name
A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s; variant form Garry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic]; variant form Garry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
A city in Lake County, Indiana, named after American judge and businessman Elbert Henry Gary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Tampa, Florida.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
A minor city in Norman County, Minnesota, named after Garrett L. Thorpe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Numerous places in the United States:
A city in Deuel County, South Dakota.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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A minor city in McDowell County, West Virginia, named after American judge and businessman Elbert Henry Gary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
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Ellipsis of Gary City: a town in Panola County, Texas, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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noun
Synonym of Gary Glitter (“anus”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: Gary Glitter
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noun
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port of entry, point of entry
History
Medieval short form of Germanic compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Garrett, Gerald, or Gerbert. Cognate with the Scottish and Irish name Garaidh. Sometimes also a short form of Gareth. The popularity of the given name in the 20th century is due to the American actor Gary Cooper, whose stage name was invented by his agent, a native of Gary, Indiana.
Ellipsis of Gary Glitter.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
