name
Meaning 1
A county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee.
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Standard Lemma guide
Kerry
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkɛɹi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛɹi
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CMU ARPABET: K EH1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A village and community in Powys, Wales, originally in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO1489). Welsh spelling: Ceri.
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name
Meaning 3
A rural locality in Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.
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name
Meaning 4
A surname from Middle English derived from the place name, or from the Middle English given name Kendrick.
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name
Meaning 5
A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
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name
Meaning 6
A female given name transferred from the surname or place name, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie.
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noun
Meaning 7
An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland.
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History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 凱里 (Kǎilǐ) — county in Ireland
- German: Kerry — county in Ireland
- Irish: Ciarraí — county in Ireland
- Irish: Contae Chiarraí — county in Ireland
- Japanese: ケリー (Kerī) — county in Ireland
- Chinese Mandarin: 克里 (Kèlǐ) — surname
- Japanese: ケリー (Kerī) — surname
- Persian: کری (keri) — surname
- Russian: Ке́рри (Kérri) — surname
- Russian: Ке́рри (Kɛ́rri) — surname
Real reading context