What does Gary mean?
Definitions for Gary
ˈgɛər i, ˈgær iga·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Gary.
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.
ChatGPT
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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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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
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Anagrams for Gary »
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Gray
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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
There's no doubt we have been blessed way beyond belief and we can't wait to spend the rest of 2020 expressing our love and appreciation to all of our devoted fans, music industry friends and our families for believing in us and playing a major role in our path to here, and, I personally can't wait to shine a light on my brothers Bassist Jay DeMarcus and Gary this year and make another mountain of new memories with them.
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.
If you're well-financed, it's hard, no doubt, but people have done it, ross Perot did, John Anderson did it, Gary Johnson came real close to doing it recently. I think Trump could do it.
The support we have from Gary and our other coaches and having the support from Oakland as it is being able to go to school out here and not have to go somewhere further that's out of the Bay Area, it's just a blessing, couldn't ask for anything more. We're in a good position to succeed. It's all on us now.
That is corruption right at the heart of this government, how it could even be legal, that Goldman Sachs could offer a pre-bribe to somebody like Gary Cohn ?
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Translations for Gary
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- غاريArabic
- GaryCzech
- garyDanish
- 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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