English · Unisex name
Gentry
“noble or well-born”
About the name Gentry
Gentry comes from Old French gentil, meaning noble, so the name means ‘noble or well-born’. In English the word refers to the social class of landowners in England, ranked below the nobility, who held estates and often served as local magistrates. Gentry also became an English surname. As a given name it is recent, used mainly in the United States for both boys and girls. The singer Bobbie Gentry, known for ‘Ode to Billie Joe’, carried it as a stage surname.
- Meaning
- noble or well-born
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- JEN-tree(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Gentry
- Gentry Lynn
- Gentry James
- Gentry Morgan
- Gentry Taylor
- Gentry Reese
Questions about Gentry
- What does Gentry mean?
- Gentry is an English name meaning "noble or well-born".
- How do you pronounce Gentry?
- Gentry is pronounced JEN-tree, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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