"Jerry" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jerry.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛɹi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jerry
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerome, Jared, Jermaine, Jerrold, Gerald, Gerard, or similar male given names. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names Synonyms (diminutive of Gerald, Gerard): Gerry
    Sense id: en-Jerry-en-name-Wv~3Orkh Disambiguation of 'diminutive of Gerald, Gerard': 53 25 21
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Jerilyn. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Jerry-en-name-Di7P4rzK
  3. An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire. Categories (topical): English unisex given names, Collectives, People Categories (place): Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States Synonyms: Gerry [diminutive, feminine], Geri [diminutive, feminine], Gerri [diminutive, feminine], Jeri [diminutive, feminine], Jerri [diminutive, feminine], Jerrie [diminutive, feminine]
    Sense id: en-Jerry-en-name-ILvqvQgh Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 27 22 38 3 5 6 Disambiguation of Collectives: 10 9 58 5 12 6 Disambiguation of People: 25 6 37 22 6 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English informal demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 58 3 11 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 8 59 4 8 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 8 56 5 10 11 Disambiguation of English informal demonyms: 10 9 51 7 9 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jerry.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛɹi Etymology: A clipped form of German popularized during the First World War. Etymology templates: {{m|en|German}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jerry
  1. (UK, US, ethnic slur, dated) A personification of the German people. Tags: UK, US, dated, ethnic, slur
    Sense id: en-Jerry-en-name-JDfxz1zw Categories (other): American English, British English, English ethnic slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jerry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Jerries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹi Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jerry (plural Jerries)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of jerry: a chamber pot Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: jerry (extra: a chamber pot)
    Sense id: en-Jerry-en-noun-RjG9MTm4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jerry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Jerries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹi Etymology: A clipped form of German popularized during the First World War. Etymology templates: {{m|en|German}} German Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jerry (plural Jerries)
  1. (British, US, ethnic slur, dated) A German, particularly a male German. Tags: British, US, dated, ethnic, slur Synonyms: Boche, Fritz, Kraut, jerry, geri, gerri Derived forms: jerrycan
    Sense id: en-Jerry-en-noun-en:German Categories (other): American English, British English, English ethnic slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name [Swedish]

Forms: Jerrys [genitive]
Etymology: From English Jerry. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1906. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|en|Jerry}} English Jerry Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Jerrys|g=c|head=}} Jerry c (genitive Jerrys), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Jerry c (genitive Jerrys)
  1. a male given name Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names
    Sense id: en-Jerry-sv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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