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Kerry
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English
Etymology
As an English surname, from a personal name derived from en non Kári.
As an en ga - surname, from ga Ó Ciardha descendant of Ciardha, from ga ciar black.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɛɹi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kerry.wav Southern England
en ɛɹi 2
en Cary Carey carry<aa:Mmmm>
Proper noun
en county c/Ireland Tralee.
en village/and/wcomm in co/Powys cc/Wales, originally in en Montgomeryshire OS grid ref SO1489. Welsh spelling: Ceri. Community map (Wales)
en rural locality in r:Suf/Scenic Rim s/Queensland c/Australia.
en Middle English derived from the place name, or from the en enm - given name Kendrick.
2004 The Bulletin, Australia, "Hustling Hustings", February 25, 2004:
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".
en male surnames,place names.
en 1845 w:Charles James Lever The O' Donoghue: A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago W. Curry 1845 26 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.
en female surnames,place names, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie.
en-US Joseph Berger Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind w:The New York Times 2014-02-28 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/nyregion/kerry-kennedy-is-found-not-guilty-of-driving-while-impaired.html 0362-4331 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112001239/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/01/nyregion/kerry-kennedy-is-found-not-guilty-of-driving-while-impaired.html
en 2024-09-11 w:Richard Brody “Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously w:The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/winner-takes-political-comedy-seriously 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). https://web.archive.org/web/20240920094530/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/winner-takes-political-comedy-seriously
Derived terms
en John Fraud Kerry Kerryman Kerry Blue Kerry Blue Terrier Kerry Hill Kerrywoman Kezza
Translations
county in Ireland
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 凱里
German: de Kerry
Irish: ga Ciarraí m, ga Contae Chiarraí m
Japanese: ja ケリー Kerī
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 克里 Kèlǐ
Japanese: ja ケリー Kerī
Persian: fa کری keri
Russian: ru Ке́рри m f, ru Ке́рри m f Kɛ́rri
Noun
An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland.
References
Anagrams
en ekrry Ryker
en Cattle
en surnames from Irish unisex given names
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Kerry + 1
Pronunciation
keri
Proper noun
keri
tl unisex English