kerry
/ˈkɛɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.85 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee.
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A village and community in Powys, Wales, originally in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO1489). Welsh spelling: Ceri.
name
A rural locality in Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.
name
A surname from Middle English derived from the place name, or from the Middle English given name Kendrick.
name
A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
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A female given name transferred from the surname or place name, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie.
Example Sentences
- "A ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards with, effectively, four first names, would send the wrong message to the world. Also no candidate has ever been elected president, with a girl's name like "Kerry" for a "surname"."
- "Kerry O'Leary - for so was he called to distinguish him from those of the name in the adjoining county - soon made his appearance in the court-yard beneath."
- "After nearly 20 months of celebrity theater and an incalculable amount of effort and courtroom expense, the misdemeanor trial of Kerry Kennedy ended on Friday in breakneck fashion, as jurors took one hour to find her not guilty of driving under the influence of a drug: a sleeping pill that she said she took by accident."
- "Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones)."
Etymology
* 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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Kári, -
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.