Definitions for gary
ˈgɛər i, ˈgær iga·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Garynoun

   a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Garynoun

   A town in Indiana, and other U.S. places named for persons with the surname Gary.

2. Garynoun

   A patronymic surname.

3. Garynoun

   A city in Indiana, and other US places named for persons with the surname Gary.

4. Garynoun

   A city in South Dakota

5. Garynoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.

6. 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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1. gary

   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.

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1. 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.

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1. 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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1. GARY

   What does GARY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GARY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • City
   • Port Of Entry

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'gary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4256

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'gary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1899

Anagrams for gary »

1. gray

2. Gray

3. Yarg

How to pronounce gary?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gary in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gary in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of gary in a Sentence

1. Nordic Smoke BBQ Kacy Tellesson:

   Our dad, Gary, always smoked meat, and that's where I gained my base knowledge for how to manage a smoker.

2. David Boyce:

   I stepped onto the train and could see bodies and body parts all over the place, the first person I came across was a gentleman called Gary who was on a seat, so using some of my own clothes, I tourniqueted his legs because they had come off.

3. Jen Bucholtz:

   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.

4. Susan Sahai:

   Joe Biden wants to be out in public, Joe Biden wants to listen to Gary Cox.

5. Nicola Longford:

   He brought a rare and honorable quality to the work place, and commanded a level of respect even when one did not necessarily agree with him, there is really no one else equal to Gary's level of understanding and expertise that he brought to the study of the Kennedy assassination films and photographs, and his knack for telling a good story.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gary
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gary
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html