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Kerry

/ˈkɛɹi/

Kerry proper noun: a county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee.

Proper noun

Kerry

  1. A county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee.
  2. A village and community in Powys, Wales, originally in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO1489). Welsh spelling: Ceri.
  3. A rural locality in Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A surname from Middle English derived from the place name, or from the Middle English given name Kendrick.
    • 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".2004 The Bulletin, Australia, "Hustling Hustings", February 25, 2004
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
    • 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.1845, Charles James Lever, The O' Donoghue: A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago, W. Curry, published 1845, page 26
  6. A female given name transferred from the surname or place name, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie.
    • 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...2014 February 28, Joseph Berger, “Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020
    • 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).2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024

Noun

Kerry (plural Kerries)

  1. An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland.

Kerry meaning in Persian

Kerry in Persian

surname
کری keri

Forms of Kerry

pluralKerries

Origin of Kerry

* 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”).

Words formed from Kerry

Phrases with Kerry

Words that rhyme with Kerry

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Questions about Kerry

What does Kerry mean?
Kerry means a county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee.
What is Kerry in Persian?
Kerry in Persian is کری (keri). See Kerry meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Kerry?
Kerry can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Kerry?
Kerry is pronounced /ˈkɛɹi/.

Words near Kerry in the dictionary

  1. kerrite
  2. kerrites
  3. Kerrs
  4. Kerrs Creek
  5. Kerrville
  6. Kerry
  7. Kerry Blue
  8. Kerry Blue Terrier
  9. Kerry Blue Terriers
  10. Kerry Hill
  11. Kerry Hills

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