Gary

Etymology
Medieval short form of compound names beginning with gari:/geri:, such as Gerard, Gerald, or Gerbert. Cognate with the Scottish and Irish Gaelic name Garaidh.
 * The last-century popularity of the given name is due to the American actor Gary Cooper (1901-1961), whose stage name was invented by his agent, a native of Gary, Indiana.

Proper noun

 * 1) A town in Indiana, and other U.S. places named for persons with the surname Gary.
 * , popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.
 * , popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Quotations

 * 1957 Meredith Willson: The Music Man: Gary, Indiana ( a song) :
 * Gary, Indiana!
 * What a wonderful name!
 * Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame.
 * Gary, Indiana, as Shakespeare would say,
 * Trips along softly on the tongue this way
 * 1964 Anne Tyler: If Morning Ever Comes. Severn House 1983. page 52:
 * "Gary's an awful name. Whatever he's like. It reminds me of a G.I. man with a crew cut, and 'Mom' tattooed on his chest, and lots of pin-up pictures on his wall."

Anagrams

 * gray, Gray
 * Yarg

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