• Finnish: torjunta
• Norwegian: finte, parering

Derived terms

• beat parry
• opposition parry
• yielding parry

Parry may refer to:

• A parry, a manoeuvre in fencing.
• PARRY, a simulation program in artificial intelligence.
• The manufacturer of Parry People Movers.
• Parry (automobile company), an American manufacturer, based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Parry, an English football-based game.
• The act of parrying in Street Fighter III.

Parry is a name originally derived from shortening 'ap Harry' (Welsh for "son of Harry"). It may be a surname and refer to:

• Alan Parry (born c. 1947), British football (soccer) and athletics commentator
• Bill Parry (1934–2006), British mathematician
• Charles Christopher Parry (1823-1890), American botanist and mountaineer
• Edward Parry (1893–1972), British naval officer
• Sir Hubert Parry (1848–1918), British composer
• several people named John Parry
• Joseph Parry (1841—1903), Welsh composer and musician
• John Orlando Parry (1810-1879), English actor, pianist and singer
• Maurice Parry, Welsh footballer
• Mike Parry, American broadcaster
• Milman Parry (1902–1935), American philologist
• Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
• Rick Parry, British football official
• Stephen Parry, Australian Senator
• Thomas Gambier Parry (1816–1888), British artist and art collector
• Thomas Parry (Chennai merchant) (1768-1824)
• William Parry (d. 1584), attempted assassin of Elizabeth I of England
• Sir William Edward Parry (1790–1855), British admiral and Arctic explorer

Parry may be the name of a fictional character, including:

• Parry, character in the movie The Fisher King.
• Will Parry, character in the series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
• Parry, character in the series Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony.

Parry may be part of a placename, including:

• Parry Peak, a mountain in the Rocky Mountains.
• Parry Peninsula
• Parry Sound, Ontario
• Parry Sound District, Ontario
• Parry's Corner, Chennai, India

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