2. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English dot=) derived from the place name, or from the (etyl enm) given name Kendrick. ¹
3. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname or the place name. ¹
4. Proper noun. (given name female), originally of Australian usage, also spelled Keri, Kerri and Kerrie. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kerry
1. one of an Irish breed of cattle [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kerry
Literary usage of Kerry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"Cork & kerry Cork is the largest county in Ireland, covering roughly 3000 ...
IN THIS CHAPTER Getting to Cork & kerry 252 Getting Around 252 County Cork 254 ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Amethyste were at one time obtained near kerry Head. Coa ft Line.—The sea-coast,
which for the most part ia wild and mountainous, is much indented by inlets ..."
3. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"Dublin. 1756. 8° The ancient and present state of the [Л duplicate of the preceding,
with a new title- page.) County of kerry, etc. Dublin. 1774. ..."
4. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXVII THE kerry The native home of kerry cattle is in southwestern ...
The origin of the kerry is as uncertain as that of other British breeds. ..."
5. Journal by Bond & Share Society, New Hampshire Dental Society, American Wine Society, Manning Valley Historical Society (1906)
"Medals of the kerry Legion and Baltimore Legion. BY ROBERT DAY, FSA THE kerry
LEGION, 1782. HIS is a circular, engraved medal, 2 inches in diameter. ..."
6. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1844)
"To Sir William Betham I am indebted for the following sketch of the pedigree of
the Knights of kerry. John Fitzgerald, Knight = Shela, daughter of of kerry, ..."
7. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1907)
"There are few counties in Ireland which have received more attention from the
antiquary than kerry: its glens and mountains axe identified with the heroes ..."
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