Definitions for Harry
ˈhær ihar·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. harry, ravageverb

   make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

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1. Harrynoun

   Harold or Henry; a nickname.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harryverb

   To bother; to trouble.

   We shall harry the enemy at every turn until his morale breaks and he is at our mercy.

2. 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.

3. Harrynoun

   A patronymic surname.

4. Etymology: Medieval English spoken form of Henri.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Harryverb

   Etymology: harer, French.

   1. To teaze; to hare; to ruffle.

   Thou must not take my former sharpness ill.
   —— I repent me much
   That I so harry’d him. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   2. In Scotland it signifies to rob, plunder, or oppress: as, one harried a nest; that is, he took the young away: as also, he harried me out of house and home; that is, he robbed me of my goods, and turned me out of doors. See To Harrow.

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1. 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.

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1. Harryverb

   to strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land

2. Harryverb

   to agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass

3. Harryverb

   to make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. harry

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1. Harry

   (See Thomas and Richard.)

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

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Destroy

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Harry' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2212

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Harry' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3843

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Harry?

1. Alex

   US English

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   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

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   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Harry in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Harry in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Harry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Harry in a Sentence

1. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings:

   My sister and I are supporting Harry Spikes for Congress because for the past 15 years Harry Spikes's worked alongside our father to meet the needs of the people of the Maryland's 7th Congressional District, harry Spikes knows this community. Our father often said of himself that he was' an ordinary man called to an extraordinary mission,' and Harry Spikes embodies that same spirit.

2. Alleigh Marre:

   We’re confident that come November, Republicans will retain the Senate majority, after years of gridlock under Harry Reid, Republicans have flipped the script and will be rewarded by voters who want to see our economy continue to grow, red tape rolled back and our freedoms protected at home and abroad.

3. Diane Warren:

   Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy idea, why not get some of the most iconic singers from the 80s, who are still amazing and always will be, to all sing it?!!!! Everyone I approached said yes and was just as excited as me!!, i’m honored to have Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry on this song!! ‘Gonna Be You’ is that song you want to sing along to with all your good friends!!!

4. Robin Williams:

   Maybe one day, say if [Harry] goes to Yale and becomes president.

5. Adam Schiff:

   If Harry Truman couldn't nationalize the steel industry during wartime, this President doesn't have the power to declare an emergency and build a multibillion-dollar wall on the border. So, that's a nonstarter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Harry
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Harry
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harry
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Harry
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Harry
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Harry
8. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=Harry
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Harry