THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Kerry
Kerry is recorded as a gender-inclusive or unspecified given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Kerry.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈkeɾi/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈk̠ɛː.ɾɪ]Standard-Tagalog
Ke · rry2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
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TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Kerry.
a unisex given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
As an English surname, from a personal name derived from Old Norse Kári. As an Irish surname, from Ó Ciardha (“descendant of Ciardha”), from ciar (“black”).
A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.; A female given name transferred from the surname or place name, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Kerry in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Kerry
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Gerry♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jerry♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Kerby·Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Merry♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Perry♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Terry♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Barry·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Cherry♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Kerry?
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- Wiktionary contributors — Kerry (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Kerry (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.