Landry

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proper noun

A surname from French.

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Meanings

proper nounLandry (countable and uncountable, plural Landrys)

plural Landrys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from French.

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  2. countableuncountableA commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Origin

French, from the Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), + ric, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”). Cognate to the Spanish given name Landerico, Landrigo.

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Translations

French Landry
  • Landrysurname

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ryland
Cite this entry
APA

Landry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Landry

MLA

“Landry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Landry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Landry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Landry.

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