Kerry (name) explained

Kerry
Pronunciation:keh-ree
Region:Ireland
Language:Irish
Footnotes:Frequency Comparisons:[1]
Kerry
Gender:Unisex
Meaning:"Kingdom of Ciar"
Region:Ireland
Origin:Irish Gaelic
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:

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See also

Carey (surname)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerry Surname Meaning and Distribution . forebears.co.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165508/http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kerry . 2017-11-13.
  2. Web site: RootsWeb. County Kerry. 12 June 2007.
  3. News: Live views from Ireland: Kerry. The Irish Times. 7 March 2009. 23 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023155423/http://www.irishtimes.com/liveviews/counties/kerry.htm. dead.