Bury

The place name means "fort," from Old English burg.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɹi/
• Homophones: berry, Berry, bury

Bury (countable and uncountable, plural Burys)

1. A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England.
2. A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref SS9427).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

• Bury St Edmunds

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bury is the 11296^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2796 individuals. Bury is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.

• A brief history of Bury, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 258.

• Ruby, ruby

From bury.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.rɨ/
• Rhymes: -urɨ
• Syllabification: Bu‧ry
• Homophone: bury

Bury m pers (feminine form Bura)

1. a surname