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Gorry

Gorry

9.9
A name that a family uses as their last name
  • proper noun
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  • (AP Photo/Gorry, File)

Examples

  • (Charles P. Gorry, AP Staff/AP Archives)

    Blog text (11)

  • "This system gives teachers instant access to the same image quality as videotape, but without the hassle and delay of checking out tapes from a regional service center," says Tony Gorry, the director of Rice's Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning (CTTL), which has added a mirror website for the Annenberg/CPB VOD library.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Nancy Gorry reports that it is hard to get anything done for all that's been going on in her Kings Grant yard.

  • (Charles P. Gorry, AP Staff/AP Archives)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Gorry is a 'family name' used as a surname. Many surnames began as the name of a place, a job, or a nickname, so a helpful way to remember Gorry is to imagine a village bakery with a sign that says 'Gorry' showing the family who runs it, which is what the name still does today.