"Kerry" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kerry.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛɹi 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|Kári}} Old Norse Kári, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{m|ga|Ó Ciardha|t=descendant of Ciardha}} Ó Ciardha (“descendant of Ciardha”), {{m|ga|ciar|t=black}} ciar (“black”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kerry
  1. A county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee. Categories (place): Counties of Ireland, County Kerry, Ireland, Places in Ireland Translations (county in Ireland): 凱里 (Chinese Mandarin), 凯里 (Kǎilǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Kerry (German), Ciarraí [masculine] (Irish), Contae Chiarraí [masculine] (Irish), ケリー (Kerī) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Kerry-en-name-KhAsUJ8j Disambiguation of 'county in Ireland': 81 2 4 6 6
  2. A village and community in Powys, Wales, originally in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO1489). Welsh spelling: Ceri. Categories (place): Communities of Wales, Places in Powys, Wales, Places in Wales, Villages in Powys, Wales, Villages in Wales
    Sense id: en-Kerry-en-name-dZzt1IuD
  3. A surname from Middle English derived from the place name, or from the Middle English given name Kendrick. Categories (topical): English unisex given names Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-Kerry-en-name-eoHrr7XW Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 3 27 32 32 4 Disambiguation of Cattle: 6 5 38 18 19 14 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 32 21 23 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 5 50 14 17 8
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname or place name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Kerry-en-name-0sYapePy Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 3 27 32 32 4
  5. A female given name transferred from the surname or place name, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Kerry-en-name-nsbZUWNl Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 3 27 32 32 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kerry Blue, Kerry Blue Terrier, Kerry Hill, Kerryman, Kerrywoman Translations (surname): 克里 (Kèlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), ケリー (Kerī) (Japanese), کری (keri) (Persian), Ке́рри (Kérri) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), Ке́рри (Kɛ́rri) [feminine, masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'surname': 2 2 28 35 34

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kerry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Kerries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹi 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|Kári}} Old Norse Kári, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{m|ga|Ó Ciardha|t=descendant of Ciardha}} Ó Ciardha (“descendant of Ciardha”), {{m|ga|ciar|t=black}} ciar (“black”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kerry (plural Kerries)
  1. An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland.
    Sense id: en-Kerry-en-noun-Af6TNAVM

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Counties of Ireland",
        "en:County Kerry, Ireland",
        "en:Places in Ireland"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A county of Ireland. County seat: Tralee."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland#English"
        ],
        [
          "Tralee",
          "Tralee#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Communities of Wales",
        "en:Places in Powys, Wales",
        "en:Places in Wales",
        "en:Villages in Powys, Wales",
        "en:Villages in Wales"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A village and community in Powys, Wales, originally in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO1489). Welsh spelling: Ceri."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Powys",
          "Powys#English"
        ],
        [
          "Wales",
          "Wales#English"
        ],
        [
          "Montgomeryshire",
          "Montgomeryshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "OS",
          "OS"
        ],
        [
          "Ceri",
          "Ceri"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Middle English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2004 The Bulletin, Australia, \"Hustling Hustings\", February 25, 2004",
          "text": "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\"."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Middle English derived from the place name, or from the Middle English given name Kendrick."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Kendrick",
          "Kendrick"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from place names",
        "English male given names from surnames",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1845, Charles James Lever, The O' Donoghue: A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago, W. Curry, published 1845, page 26",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name transferred from the surname or place name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English female given names",
        "English female given names from place names",
        "English female given names from surnames",
        "English given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name transferred from the surname or place name, originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Keri",
          "Keri"
        ],
        [
          "Kerri",
          "Kerri"
        ],
        [
          "Kerrie",
          "Kerrie"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛɹi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɹi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kerry.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "county in Ireland",
      "word": "凱里"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Kǎilǐ",
      "sense": "county in Ireland",
      "word": "凯里"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "county in Ireland",
      "word": "Kerry"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "county in Ireland",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ciarraí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "county in Ireland",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Contae Chiarraí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kerī",
      "sense": "county in Ireland",
      "word": "ケリー"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Kèlǐ",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "克里"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kerī",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "ケリー"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "keri",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "کری"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kérri",
      "sense": "surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ке́рри"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kɛ́rri",
      "sense": "surname",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ке́рри"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kerry"
}

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    "English proper nouns",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɛɹi/2 syllables",
    "en:Cattle"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "Kári"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse Kári",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "Ó Ciardha",
        "t": "descendant of Ciardha"
      },
      "expansion": "Ó Ciardha (“descendant of Ciardha”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ciar",
        "t": "black"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "* As an English surname, from a personal name derived from Old Norse Kári.\n* As an Irish surname, from Ó Ciardha (“descendant of Ciardha”), from ciar (“black”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kerries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland."
      ],
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        [
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          "animal"
        ],
        [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛɹi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɹi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kerry.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Kerry.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Kerry.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kerry"
}

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