Gentry - Meaning of Gentry

What does Gentry mean?

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Gentry

[ 2 syll. gen-try, ge-nt-ry ] The baby boy name Gentry is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHEHNTRiy- †. Gentry is derived from English origins. The name's meaning is of good breeding; holding a high social standing.

Gentrea, Gentree, Gentrey, Gentri, and Gentrie are variants of Gentry.

See also the related category english.

Gentry is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Gentry include Gentree, Gentrey, Gentri, Gentrie, Jahandar, Jainendra, Jogendra, and Jogindra.

† English pronunciation for Gentry: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"