Landry

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French. countable, uncountable

    "It will have the capacity to house over 400 men, Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said at a press conference Wednesday, half of whom will be sent there by the end of September."

  2. 2
    A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. countable, uncountable

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"It will have the capacity to house over 400 men, Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said at a press conference Wednesday, half of whom will be sent there by the end of September."

Etymology

French, from the Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), + ric, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”). Cognate to the Spanish given name Landerico, Landrigo.

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