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Kerry (name)

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Kerry
Pronunciationkeh-ree
Language(s)Irish
Origin
Region of originIreland
Frequency Comparisons:[1]
Kerry
Pronunciation/ˈkɛri/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameIrish Gaelic
Meaning"Kingdom of Ciar"
Region of originIreland
Other names
Related namesKeri, Kerri, Kerrie

Kerry or Kerri is a unisex English language given name of Gaelic (Irish) origin.

In its original form Ciarraighe (Ciarraí), it denoted the kingdom of Ciar (ciar raighe), Ciar being the son of Fergus mac Róich,[2] who gave his name to County Kerry.[3] Ciarraighe was thus the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in the area of what is now County Kerry. However, branches of the Ciarraighe were all over Ireland:

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  • Alexandra Kerry, Alexandra Forbes Kerry (born September 5, 1973) is an American filmmaker
  • Cameron Kerry, Cameron Forbes Kerry (born September 6, 1950), son of Richard John Kerry, American politician
  • Charles Kerry, Charles Henry Kerry (3 April 1857 – 26 May 1928), photographer
  • John Kerry, John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943), United States politician and 2004 presidential candidate, son of Richard John Kerry
  • Matilda Kerry, Nigerian physician
  • Richard John Kerry, (July 28, 1915 – July 29, 2000), American Foreign Service officer and lawyer, son of Frederick A. "Fred" Kerry (born Fritz Kohn, 1873– 1921)
  • Rosemary Forbes Kerry, one of 11 children of James Grant Forbes of the Protestant Forbes family of China and Boston, wife of Richard John Kerry
  • Vanessa Kerry, Vanessa Bradford Kerry (born December 31, 1976), American physician and health care administrator

See also

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Carey (surname)

References

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  1. ^ "Kerry Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13.
  2. ^ "RootsWeb". County Kerry. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Live views from Ireland: Kerry". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2009.