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Humphry

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nameHumphry
genderMale
related namesHumphrys, Humphrey

Humphry is a masculine given name and surname. It comes from the Old Germanic name Hunfrid, which means "friend of the hun". The name may refer to:

People

First name

  • Humphry Berkeley (1926–1994), British politician
  • Humphry Bowen (1929–2001), British botanist and chemist
  • Humphry Davy (1778–1829), British scientist
  • Humphry Ditton (1675–1715), British mathematician
  • Humphry Garratt (1898–1974), British cricket player
  • Humphry Knipe (1941–2023), South African writer
  • Humphry Legge, 8th Earl of Dartmouth (1888–1962), British police officer
  • Humphry Marshall (1722–1801), American botanist
  • Humphry Morice (1671–1731), British banker
  • Humphry Osmond (1917–2004), British psychiatrist
  • Humphry Repton (1752–1818), British landscape designer
  • Humphry Rolleston (1862–1944), British physician
  • Humphry Tlou (1995), South African scientist and engineer
  • Thomas Humphry Ward (1845–1926), British writer
  • Humphry William Woolrych (1795–1871), British lawyer and writer

Surname

  • C. E. Humphry (1843–1925), British journalist
  • Derek Humphry (1930–2025), British and American journalist and author
  • George Humphry (1816–1867), British cricketer
  • George Murray Humphry (1820–1896), British doctor and writer
  • Jay Humphry (born 1948), Canadian figure skater
  • Ozias Humphry (1742–1810), British painter
  • William Gilson Humphry (1815–1886), British clergyman

Fiction

  • Humphry Clinker, fictional character in the novel The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett
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