Kerry | |
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Family name | |
Region of origin | -Irish-British Isles |
Language(s) of origin | Irish |
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Kerry | |
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Pronunciation | KER-ee |
Gender | Male & Female |
Origin | |
Word/Name | Irish Gaelic |
Meaning | "Ciar's people" (Cair = "lad") |
Region of origin | Irish-British Isles |
Other names | |
Related names | Keri, Kerri, Kerrie |
Kerry (KER-ee) (alternatively "Kerri") is both a masculine and feminine English language given name of Gaelic (Irish) origin.
In its original form, Ciarraighe (Ciarraí), it denoted the people of Ciar (ciar-raighe). It was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in the area of what is now County Kerry. However branches of the Ciarraighe were located all over Ireland:
They claimed common descent from Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich.
Kerry is also a common surname and as such is of Welsh origin, though sometimes spelled Ceri.
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