Parry
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[edit] As a surname
Parry is a name originally derived from shortening 'ap Harry' (Welsh for "son of Harry").
It is a surname of Welsh origin and may refer to:
- Alan Parry (born c. 1947), British football (soccer) and athletics commentator
- Bill Parry (1934–2006), British mathematician
- Bruce Parry (born 1969), British TV presenter and adventurer
- Charles Parry (disambiguation)
- Charles Christopher Parry (1823-1890), American botanist and mountaineer
- Dick Parry, English saxophonist
- Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer) (1893–1972), British naval officer
- Edward Abbott Parry (1863-1943), British judge and dramatist
- Sir Hubert Parry (1848–1918), British composer
- James Parry Early web personality
- John Parry (disambiguation)
- Joseph Parry (1841—1903), Welsh composer and musician
- John Orlando Parry (1810-1879), English actor, pianist and singer
- Maurice Parry, Welsh footballer
- Mark Parry (footballer), Welsh footballer
- Mike Parry, American broadcaster
- Milman Parry (1902–1935), American philologist
- Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
- Rick Parry, British football official
- Stephen Parry (disambiguation)
- Thomas Gambier Parry (1816–1888), British artist and art collector
- Thomas Parry (Chennai merchant) (1768-1824)
- William Parry (disambiguation)
- William Parry (doctor) (d. 1585), would be assassin of Elizabeth I of England
- William Parry (politician) (1878 – 1952), New Zealand politician
- Sir William Edward Parry (1790–1855), British admiral and Arctic explorer
[edit] Fictional characters
- Parry in the movie The Fisher King
- Will Parry (His Dark Materials) and his father Stanislaus Grumman or Colonel John Parry in the series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
- Parry in the series Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony
[edit] Places
- Cape Parry, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Parry Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado, USA
- Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
- Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
- Parry's Corner, Chennai, India
- Parry County, New South Wales, Australia
- Parry (crater), a lunar crater
[edit] Plants
- Parry Pinyon, a kind of pine tree.
- Parry's Penstemon, a perennial flowering shrub.
[edit] Other uses
- Parry (fencing), a manoeuvre in fencing
- PARRY, a simulation program in artificial intelligence
- The manufacturer of Parry People Movers
- Parry (automobile company), an American manufacturer, based in Indianapolis, Indiana
[edit] See also
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