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Penry

Penry proper noun: a surname from Welsh.

Proper noun

Penry

  1. A surname from Welsh.

Origin of Penry

Anglicised from Welsh ap + Hendry (“son of Henry”).

Questions about Penry

What does Penry mean?
Penry means a surname from Welsh.
What part of speech is Penry?
Penry is a proper noun.

Words near Penry in the dictionary

  1. Penrose triangles
  2. Penrose-Lucas argument
  3. penroseite
  4. Penrosian
  5. Penruddock
  6. Penry
  7. Penryn
  8. pens
  9. pens in
  10. pens up
  11. Pensacola

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