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Fletcher
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I will now give a history of the name. It is not Norman, but Burgundian French, and our ancestors, without doubt, had their origin in that part of Switzerland once Burgundian, but now known as the Canton de Vaud, on the northern shore of the Lake Geneva. The origin of the name has to do with the chief weapon of defence, fleche, an arrow-a word from the Latin verb flectire, to bend and has to do wi.....
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Heraldry Database: Parry
Parry
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Surname: Parry
Branch: Parry
Origins: Welsh
More Info: Wales
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Background: Probably a contraction of Ap Harry, the son of Harry. In the Welsh it also signifies ready, prepared, equal, like; Para, endurance, one capable of enduring. The name may be local, from Parys, a mountain in Wales, so called from parhous, inexhaustible (mines); or Pres, brass, copper, ore.
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 Motto: Tu ne cede malis, Yield not to misfortunes. Arms: A fesse, between three lozenges azure within a bordure of hte last. Crest: Three battle-axes, erect, ppr.. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
Surname dictionaries indicate that the origin of the surname is Welsh, derived from the patronymic system where the phrase 'ap Harry', meaning 'son of Harry', became combined to form the one word 'Parry'. Published pedigrees (often unproven) support this in that they start from family lines whose names change each generation, leading to someone called Harry, whose descendants then take the Parry surname.
Famous Parry's:
Blanche Parry - lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I
Caleb Hillier Parry - British physician
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry - English Composer
Sir William Edward Parry - English Rear Admiral and arctic explorer
Name Variations: Parry, Parrey, Parrie.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
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