Name: Kerry
Gender: Female
Usage: Kerry, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Kerry are in general originating from France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Kerry is: Country of the children of ciar, Dusky.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Kerry is ranked on the 478th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1313500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.018% of the population. The name Kerry has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Kerry for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
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:
- Ciarraige Luachra - located in what is now north County Kerry and Sliabh Luachra, both named after them.
- Ciarraige Cuirche - located due south of what is now Cork City, in Munster.
- Ciarraige Áei - situated on the plains of central County Roscommon, in Connacht.
- Ciarraighe Locha na nÁirne - found in eastern County Mayo in Connacht.
- Ciarraige Airtech - on Magh nAirtig (plain of Airtig, northwest County Roscommon, parish of Tibohine.
- Ciarraige Broengair - location uncertain. The Múscraige Breogain were found south-west of Cashel, Munster.
- Ciarraige Choinnend - location uncertain.
- Ciarraige Trimaige - location uncertain.
- Ciarraige Aidhne - located in Aidhne, now south County Galway, Connacht.
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. However, Ceri (pronounced Kerry) is more commonly in Wales a first name, either masculine or feminine.
English: of recent, Australian, origin, probably from the name of the Irish county. It is now becoming relatively common in Britain as well as Australia, especially as a female name.
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