What does HARRY mean?
Definitions for HARRY
ˈhær ihar·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word HARRY.
Princeton's WordNet
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provokeverb
annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
harry, ravageverb
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
GCIDE
Harrynoun
Harold or Henry; a nickname.
Wiktionary
harryverb
To bother; to trouble.
We shall harry the enemy at every turn until his morale breaks and he is at our mercy.
Harrynoun
A male given name from the Germanic languages, also used as a pet form of Henry and Harold.
Yet weep that Harry's dead, and so will I; / But Harry lives that shall convert those tears / By number into hours of happiness.
Harrynoun
A patronymic surname.
Etymology: Medieval English spoken form of Henri.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Harryverb
Etymology: harer, French.
Thou must not take my former sharpness ill.
—— I repent me much
That I so harry’d him. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.
ChatGPT
Harry
Harry is a masculine given name of English origin. It is derived from the Old High German name "Heimirich," which means "ruler of the home" or "ruler of the household." Harry can be both a standalone name or a nickname for the name Harold or Henry.
Webster Dictionary
Harryverb
to strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land
Harryverb
to agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass
Harryverb
to make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Harry
har′i, v.t. to plunder: to ravage: to destroy: to harass:—pr.p. harr′ying; pa.p. harr′ied.—n. Harr′ier, one who, or that which, harries: a kind of hawk so named from its harrying or destroying small animals.—Harrying, or Harrowing, of hell, the spoiling of hell, the delivery by Christ, upon His descent into hell after the crucifixion, of the souls of patriarchs and prophets there held in bondage by Satan (1 Pet. iii. 19)—a favourite subject of Christian art, and of our own medieval writers of Mysteries. [A.S. hergian, from A.S. here, gen. herg-es, an army; Ger. heer.]
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Harry
(See Thomas and Richard.)
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HARRY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harry is ranked #3802 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Harry surname appeared 9,311 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Harry.
59% or 5,498 total occurrences were White.
28.6% or 2,664 total occurrences were Black.
3.5% or 327 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.1% or 291 total occurrences were Asian.
3% or 286 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
2.6% or 245 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HARRY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2212
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HARRY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3843
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of HARRY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of HARRY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of HARRY in a Sentence
I completely celebrate him and totally support what’s taken place, harry is an agent of change. He’s a voice of liberation. He speaks with passion and clarity. I feel there’s a tremendous emotional intelligence there. This is a young man who expressed himself after many years of silence, after many years of pushing the anger of his mother’s death down inside. The very fact that he’s become so open about the challenges he’s experienced regarding his mental health is extraordinary. It will encourage other people to speak out about their own challenges.
The position of Republican leadership boils down to this: They will support 100% of the priorities of Democrats, today, the leader in the Senate is Harry Reid because Republican leadership has said nothing will pass without Harry Reid's support. Today, the leader is the House is Nancy Pelosi.
Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry:
I braced myself, went in. The room was dimly lit, unfamiliar - I ’d been inside it only once in my life. I moved ahead uncertainly, and there she was. I stood, frozen, staring. I stared and stared. It was difficult, but I kept on, thinking how I ’d regretted not seeing my mother at the end. Years of lamenting that lack of proof, postponing my grief for want of proof. Now I thought : Proof. Careful what Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry wish for.
I was really ashamed to say it at the time and a shame to have to admit it to Harry, especially because I know how much loss he suffered, but I knew that if I didn’t say it that I would do it. And I just didn’t, I just didn’t want to be alive anymore.
I said to Harry, 'Could you go and find Laurence? He's got my putter. And put it back in the bag and make sure the bag gets on the plane and goes to California,' that was really it ... the guy I gave it to was running the golf tournament. He knows it's not for him.
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- هاريArabic
- harryCzech
- harryDanish
- HarryGerman
- acosarSpanish
- هریPersian
- ahdistaaFinnish
- HarryFrench
- सतानाHindi
- HarryHungarian
- ԳարրիArmenian
- HarryIndonesian
- harryItalian
- האריHebrew
- ハリーJapanese
- ಹ್ಯಾರಿKannada
- 괴롭히다Korean
- populandosLatin
- harryDutch
- harryNorwegian
- złupićPolish
- harryPortuguese
- dezgoliRomanian
- ГарриRussian
- harrySwedish
- ஹாரிTamil
- హ్యారీTelugu
- ก่อกวนThai
- harryTurkish
- ГарріUkrainian
- ہیریUrdu
- quấy rốiVietnamese
- האריYiddish
- 掠夺Chinese
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