"Bry" meaning in English

See Bry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Bry. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Bry}} Borrowed from French Bry Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bry
  1. Clipping of Bry-sur-Marne. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Bry-sur-Marne
    Sense id: en-Bry-en-name-a2wwu4fs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 24 3 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 16 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 22 10 21
  2. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Hauts-de-France, France, Places in Nord, France
    Sense id: en-Bry-en-name-LArRfjAO Categories (other): Communes of Nord, France
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Brys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Bry (plural Brys)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bry-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Bry-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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