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Jerry is a given name, used for both sexes. It is of Old English origin, and sometimes can be spelled Gerry, Gerrie, Jery, Jerrie, or Jeri. It is a dimunitive form of Gerald or Geraldine. It may also refer to:

People of name Jerry

People in entertainment

• Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
• Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), guitarist and vocalist for grunge band, Alice in Chains
• Jerry Clower (1926–1998), country comedian
• Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), guitarist and vocalist for the American jam band, The Grateful Dead
• Jerry Hall (born 1956), American model and actress
• Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935), American singer, songwriter and pianist
• Jerry Lewis (born 1926), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
• Jerry Martin (musician), American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
• Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
• Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
• Jerry Reed (1937–2008), guitarist and country singer
• Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), comedian, actor and writer
• Jerry Springer (born 1944), TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004), Film music composer

People in sports

• Jerry Guscott (born 1965), English retired rugby union player and commentator
• Jerry Kiernan (born 1953), Irish long-distance runner
• Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
• Jerry Rice (born 1962), a former American football wide receiver
• Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
• Jerry West (born 1938), American basketball player
• Jerry Li (born 1994). Chinese tennis player

Other people

• Jerry Dolyn Brown (born 1942), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
• Jerry Parr (born 1930), retired United States Secret Service agent
• Jerry Weyer (born 1986), Luxembourgian politician

Other uses

• Jerry, a World War Two-era nickname for German soldiers
• Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom, Seinfeld
• Jerry Maguire, a film starring Tom Cruise
• Jerry (racehorse), winner of the 1840 Grand National
• Jerrycan, a robust fuel container made from pressed steel
• Jerry Mouse, a fictional mouse in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons
• Jerry Stokes, a character in the short lived television series Welcome to Eltingville
• Jerry Cruncher, a character in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities

See also

• Jeri
• Jerry Brown (disambiguation)
• Geri

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛri

Etymology 1

Diminutive of Jeremy, Jerome, Gerald, Jerrold, Gerard, and related names.

Proper noun

Jerry

1. A nickname for Jeremy, Jerrold, Gerald, Gerard, and similar names; also used as a formal male given name.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Geraldine or Jerilyn.

Quotations

• 1970 Santha Rama Rau: The Adventuress. Harper&Row. page 157:

  - - - I, incidentally, am Jeremy Wilson, and anyone who abbreviates that to 'Jerry' does so at unspeakable peril."

  "Oh really?" Kay asked. "Why?"

  "Well, just a wartime hangover. We used to call the Germans 'Jerries'."

  "I don't know much about the German war."

See also

• Geri
• Gerri

Etymology 2

by shortening of German

Proper noun

Jerry

1. (British, dated, slang) German

Usage notes

• Used during World War II. Usage after World War II served as a reminder that the UK and German had been enemies.

Synonyms

• Boche
• Fritz
• Kraut

Derived terms

• jerrycan