📖 Sobre Perry
Perry é um nome inglês de dupla origem: um sobrenome topográfico do francês antigo perie ("pereira") e um diminutivo de Petrus (Pedro), que significa "rocha." Foi popular nos Estados Unidos e na Austrália durante grande parte do século XX, ganhando visibilidade global por meio de figuras como Katy Perry, Matthew Perry e Tyler Perry. Na Austrália, ocupou a posição 95 em 1959. Também tem raízes galesas como variante de Parry ("filho de Harry").
📍 Detalhes
- OrigemEnglish
- Gênero♂ Masculino
- SignificadoA popular name in Australia
⭐ Pessoas Famosas
- Katy Perry — American pop star born Katheryn Hudson, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, known for hits such as "Roar," "Firework," and "Teenage Dream." She adopted Perry as her stage surname.
- Matthew Perry — Canadian-American actor best known for playing Chandler Bing on the long-running NBC sitcom Friends (1994-2004), one of the most-watched television series in history.
- Tyler Perry — American actor, filmmaker, playwright, and media mogul, creator of the Madea franchise and founder of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta — the first major film studio in the US owned by a Black person.
- Fred Perry — British tennis player who was the last Briton to win a Wimbledon singles title before Andy Murray (1936), and a three-time consecutive US Open champion. He later co-founded the iconic Fred Perry sportswear brand.
- Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry — American naval commander who achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, famously declaring: "We have met the enemy and they are ours."