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[Facts] LANTRY
I'm looking for the origin of my first name . . . . Lantry
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Lantry > Langtry
English: habitational name from places in Devon, Oxfordshire, and Lancashire called Langtree, from Old English lang, long ‘long’, ‘tall’ + trēow ‘tree’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4quoted by: http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?ln=Langtry&fn=&sourcecode=13304&html=b
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The closest match I could find was the name Landry; it's an male name of English/Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "ruler of the place," or "Rough Land." Lantry is likely just a form of the name.
Check out the following links:
http://www.baby-names-plus.com/boy_names_l/boy-baby-name-landry.html
http://www.babychatter.com/lboy.html
http://parenthood.com/babynames_searchresults.html?searchName=Landry
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I only know Landry as an Old French name (coming from Landric). It does means "ruler, or king of the land".
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Please don't cite those sourcesThey're notoriously inaccurate. Most "baby name" sites of that ilk are, I'm afraid.For that reason, we prefer that you not cite those websites on here. We pride correct, scholarly information, which Babynames.com and its sister-sites fail to provide.Thanks,
Miranda
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