Meaning & origin
What it means
Penry goes back to Welsh ap, meaning “son of Henry.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Penry’s family of names
In English usage, Penry as a surname has a related form in PENDRY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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Powis
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