Humphry

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Other names
Related names| Humphrys, 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

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### First name

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* 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
* Thomas Humphry Ward (1845–1926), British writer
* Humphry William Woolrych (1795–1871), British lawyer and writer

### Surname

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* 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

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

## See also

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* Humfrey, given name and surname
* Humphery, surname
* Humphrey, a more common spelling
* Humphreys (surname)
* Humphries, surname
* Humphrys, surname

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