# Kerry

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛɹi/ · frequency rank #8,950

## Definitions
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.
5. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.
6. A female given name transferred from the surname or place name, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kerry-vs-key)
- **Kirby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kerry-vs-kirby)
- **ker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ker-vs-kerry)
- **Kerr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kerr-vs-kerry)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kern-vs-kerry)
- **keir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keir-vs-kerry)
- **kerb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kerb-vs-kerry)
- **Kelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelly-vs-kerry)
- **Kenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenny-vs-kerry)
- **Keira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kerry)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ekrry`, `kerryy`, `kery`, `keryr`, `kkerry`, `krery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kerry