What does gary mean?
Definitions for gary
ˈgɛər i, ˈgær iga·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
Garynoun
a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
Wiktionary
Garynoun
A town in Indiana, and other U.S. places named for persons with the surname Gary.
Garynoun
A patronymic surname.
Garynoun
A city in Indiana, and other US places named for persons with the surname Gary.
Garynoun
A city in South Dakota
Garynoun
A male given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Etymology: Medieval short form of compound names beginning with gari/geri, such as Gerard, Gerald, or Gerbert. Cognate with the Scottish and Irish Gaelic name Garaidh.
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Gary is typically a male first name of English origin, derived from a surname which means "spear" in Old English. It was popular in the mid 20th century, especially in English speaking countries. There is no specific or general definition for "Gary", as it's a personal name and its characteristics or attributes can greatly vary depending on the individual who bears it. Some famous people named Gary include actor Gary Oldman and musician Gary Barlow.
Wikidata
Gary
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, located in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area. Gary is located approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago, Illinois. The population of Gary proper was 80,294 at the time of the 2010 census, making it the nineth-largest city in the state of Indiana. Gary's population has fallen by 55 percent since 1960, when Gary's population was 178,320. Gary is located adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and borders Lake Michigan. The Armstrong House, 1939, by Frank Lloyd Wright, is in Ogden Dunes. Many citizens and politicians have helped to preserve parts of the Indiana Dunes. The city is known for its large steel mills, and for being the birthplace of the The Jackson 5 music group.
Editors Contribution
garynoun
Gamblers anonymous general of the army in the Galatians book rivalry. 1.) an industrial city in northwestern Indiana, on Lake Michigan, southeast of Chicago; pop. 95,920 (est. 2008).
Is it a good coincidence that my grandpa Eddie Gary lived exactly outside of Chicago?
Etymology: Noun
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 9, 2024
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GARY
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GARY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gary is ranked #1612 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Gary surname appeared 22,310 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Gary.
47.4% or 10,577 total occurrences were White.
46.3% or 10,332 total occurrences were Black.
2.6% or 598 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.4% or 544 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 147 total occurrences were Asian.
0.5% or 112 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4256
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1899
Anagrams for gary »
gray
Gray
Yarg
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gary in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of gary in a Sentence
This is big and huge for him to see somebody like Gary Payton. Jayden is just starting basketball himself as a beginner, so this is going to spur him on to know that he's not alone with the challenges, we're just beyond the moon.
This is our forever home, Eric Burkett said, holding back tears as Eric Burkett six year old son Lochlen patted his arm. There's a master bathroom that is completely accessible. There are adaptive showers so that Eric Burkett can bathe Eric Burkett and self-lowering shelves in the state-of-the-art kitchen, so that now Eric Burkett can cook again for Eric Burkett family. The idea of getting up and moving around freely without thinking about logistics. Should I use a chair ? Should I use crutches ? All that's gone, Eric Burkett said. Pointing to the wall of Eric Burkett new home outside Pittsburgh, this Marine has a few reminders from Flag Day that Eric Burkett life changed on a training mission in Morocco. That is actually of one of the prop rotors of the V-22 that crashed. On the back of that, I don't know how many Marines signed that, Eric Burkett said. The foundation started by actor Gary Sinise, best known for Gary Sinise role as Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, is trying to build 10 to 12 homes per year for severely injured veterans and first responders. It will hand over the keys to its 50th smart home this August. Donations from Home Depot, JC Penny, GE, Benjamin Moore and the Semper Fi Fund among others made Home Depot possible. Fox News first told the Burketts' story in 2014 while The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' family were recovering at Walter Reed. The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' wife were raising their four children at the time in a set of tiny rooms at the hospital. They have since given birth to twins, Nolynn and Roawyn, who are now 18 months old. A master archer, Eric Burkett began competing as a Paralympian in an effort to begin to heal after the crash. I hate shooting from a wheelchair. A lot of guys don't mind it because you're a little bit lower, you don't have to worry about this instability of your legs.
So you've got to know Gary's full name in order to decipher these anagrams, i just don't think there's any other way anybody would have figured it out.
It's another opportunity for kids in Oakland, obviously, Gary is a Hall of Famer, Oakland legend and I think the kids will respect that. Everybody in the basketball community in Oakland admires Gary. He knows what he's talking about, he knows what he's doing, so I'm excited to see what happens up there. It's just another opportunity for kids in Oakland to follow their dreams. If it's not with basketball, opportunities in the classroom around the game. Hopefully, it goes well.
Now having won 11 senior majors, it means a great deal, nobody has won more than nine if Im correct, not even the great Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player or Tom Watson who retired from this championship today. Theres a lot of great players who have played this game and have played majors, and Ive been blessed to have won more than any of them.
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- غاريArabic
- GaryCzech
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- GaryGerman
- γκάριGreek
- garyEsperanto
- garySpanish
- گریPersian
- gary This text is already in English and does not need to be translated. "Gary" remains "Gary" in Finnish as well.Finnish
- garyFrench
- garyIrish
- गैरीHindi
- GaryHungarian
- գարիArmenian
- garyIndonesian
- garyItalian
- גאריHebrew
- ゲイリーJapanese
- ಗ್ಯಾರಿKannada
- 게리Korean
- GaryLatin
- GaryDutch
- garyNorwegian
- koszePolish
- GaryPortuguese
- garyRomanian
- ГэриRussian
- Unfortunately "gary" does not have a meaning in Swedish. It is possible that it is a name or a slang term that does not have a direct translation. Can you provide more context or information to help with the translation?Swedish
- கேரிTamil
- గారిTelugu
- garyThai
- GaryTurkish
- ГаріUkrainian
- گریUrdu
- געריYiddish
- 加里Chinese
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