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Mayberry

Mayberry

7 8.1
A family name used as a last name
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmeɪbəri/
translation icon : Mayberry
  • Mr. Wilson, may I present Mr. Mayberry?
  • Michael Mayberry

Examples

  • Fred Mayberry.

    Tea and Sympathy (1956)

  • A repeat winner is Michael Mayberry with the third honorable mention print, Treefrog on Stilts.

    Academic text (2006)

  • - A fine man, Captain Mayberry.

    Dead Heat (1988)

  • "The space industry is a major contributor to the local economy," Mayberry said.

    Blog text (18)

  • "The final mission to the moon, before the actual moon landing, was Apollo 10," said Matt Mayberry, director of the Pioneers Museum.

    Blog text (18)

  • Gregory, son Michael, and daughter Michelle Mayberry are members of the Oklahoma Camera Club and PSA.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Michael Mayberry

    Academic text (2006)

  • Craig Mayberry

    Blog text (5)

  • Dingers: John Mayberry Jr. had his fifth, three-plus RBI game this season.

    Blog text (21)

  • Mr. Wilson introduced me to Mr. Mayberry at the conference.

Idioms

a little slice of Mayberry
  • US
9.9

A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows

Compounds

life in Mayberry
  • US
8.9

A peaceful, simple small town life where neighbors know and help each other

Mayberry Machiavelli
  • Informal
9.9

A friendly-looking person who secretly tricks others to gain power

Surface Forms

Mayberry main

Etymology

Mayberry as a family name probably comes from an English place name made of May (a personal name or the month) and -bury (an old part meaning 'town'). So it meant 'May's town' and became a last name for people from that place.