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Landry

Landry proper noun: a surname from French.

Proper noun

Landry (countable and uncountable, plural Landrys)

  1. A surname from French.
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  2. A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Forms of Landry

pluralLandrys

Origin of Landry

French, from the Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), + ric, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”). Cognate to the Spanish given name Landerico, Landrigo.

Phrases with Landry

Questions about Landry

What does Landry mean?
Landry means a surname from French.
What part of speech is Landry?
Landry is a proper noun.

Words near Landry in the dictionary

  1. Landru
  2. Landrum
  3. Landrums
  4. landrush
  5. landrushes
  6. Landry
  7. lands
  8. lands before time
  9. lands down
  10. lands in someone's lap
  11. lands of plenty

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