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Kerry Pronunciation keh-ree Language(s)
Irish Region of origin Ireland Frequency Comparisons:
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Kerry Pronunciation Gender
Unisex Word/name
Irish Gaelic Meaning "Kingdom of Ciar" Region of origin Ireland Related names Keri, Kerri, Kerrie
Kerry or Kerri is both a
masculine and
feminine
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:
Notable people with the name
Acting, presenting, and radio
Kerry Bishé , actress
Kerry Fox (born 1966), New Zealand actress
Kerry Godliman , English actress and comedian
Kerri Green , American actress
Kerri Kasem , an American radio and television host
Kerri Kendall , an American model and actress
Kerri-Anne Kennerley , an Australian television presenter
Kerri Kenney-Silver , an American comedian, actress, singer and writer
Kerry LaiFatt , Canadian actress
Kerry Rossall , American stuntman and actor
Kerry Shale , Canadian actor, voice artist and writer
Kerry Washington , American actress
Politics
Music
Sport
Kerry Blackshear Jr. (born 1997), American basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Kerry Brown (wrestler) , Canadian professional wrestler
Kerri Buchberger , Canadian volleyball player
Kerry Carpenter , American baseball player
Kerry Collins , American football player
Kerri Gallagher (born 1989), American middle-distance runner
Kerry Joyce , South African gymnast, All-Africa champion
Kerry Kittles , American basketball player
Kerry Ligtenberg , American baseball player
Kerry O'Brien (athlete) , Australian middle-distance runner
Kerri Pottharst , Australian beach volleyball player
Kerry Reid , Australian tennis player
Kerri Strug , American gymnast
Kerry Von Erich , American professional wrestler
Kerri Walsh , American beach volleyball player
Kerry Wood , American baseball player
Other fields
Kerry Gammill , American comic book artist
Kerri Greenidge , American historian and academic
Kerri Hoskins , former glamour model
Kerrie Hughes , New Zealand fashion designer
Kerry G. Johnson , graphic designer, caricature artist
Kerry Joyce , American interior designer and product designer
Kerry McCluggage , owner and president of Craftsman Films
Kerry Mitchell , American artist
Kerry Packer , Australian media magnate
Kerri Sakamoto , Canadian novelist
Surname
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
Carey (surname)
References