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My dance teacher was named Perry (or maybe she spelled it Peri or Perri - I can't remember since it was a really long time ago). It seems better suited for a girl than a boy. I really dislike Percival.

I LOVE the name Perry for a BOY! It's one of my "favorites" I find it underused and very nice because I feel it ages well. I really don't like it on a girl. If I were to name a boy that, it would be his full name, not a nickname for another.

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Auntie to: Robert, Brady, Juliana & Sophia.

Well my maiden name is Perry! I know one male (about 20 years old) named Perry and I've met a girl named Perri. I don't particularly like it as a girl's name, or a boy's name for that matter. If I were to use it though, I would just use Perry. I would NEVER use it as a nn for Percival.

Perry is only boy to me...

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~~ Claire ~~

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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

Oddly enough I was thinking about this the other days. I've met/known of at least 4 girls named Peri/Perri (etc.) in recent years, and perhaps as many or less boys. The only Perrys (Perries?) I know of are actors, I believe. I don't care for it for a boy at all, but it's kind of cute for a girl. But as a nurse, the word "peri" to me means the peritoneal area which is the pelvic floor/area near the genitals, to be exact. :b So that would be a big reason I could never use it. lol

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~Heather~

Well, a few months ago I started liking this name for a girl, so I did a bit of research and this is what I found...

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Peri - Hebrew, "outcome, result"
Greek mythology "nymph of mountains and caves" or "mountain dweller"
Persian fable "fallen angel" or "elf"
English "wanderer"

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The variants include:
Perry - "pear tree"?
Pera
Perah - Hebrew, "flower"
Perita
Perrine
Then there's also the words Periwinkle and Peridot.
Hence I would spell it Peri (or Perri) on a girl instead of Perry.

This message was edited 11/14/2005, 5:01 PM

Perry is mt mother's favorite girl name. My sister was almost named Perry, actually, but they decided she looked more like a Jayna. I happen to like it better for a boy from 1-11, and a girl 12-21. I'm wierd I guess. :) I would not use Perry as a nickname, it works fine as a given name!

i LOVE Perry for a girl but spelt Perri

I have a friend named Perry who's male. I like it, but I'd never use it (nn or otherwise), and I can only picture it on a boy because of my friend. I do think it's masculine sounding.

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