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[ 1 syll. ker(r), ke-rr ] The boy name Kerr is pronounced KER †. Kerr's language of origin is Old Norse and Irish Gaelic. It is predominantly used in English and Scottish. Old Norse origin: From the word kjarr which is of the meaning 'marsh land, land with brushwood'. Carr (Old Norse) is an old form of the name. The first name is derived from the surname, originally a northern English byname given to someone who lived around a marsh land. In addition, Kerr is a variant of Kirwin (English). Variants of Kerr include Carr (English), Cerr, Karr (English), Keir (English and Scottish), and Kerrigan. Kerr is an uncommon baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Kerr include Ker (English), Karr (English), Keir (English and Scottish), Kier (Irish), Kir (Slavic), Kirr (English), Koray (Turkish), Kree, Krow, Krowe, Cahir (Irish), Carr (English), Cor (Dutch and English), Crai, Cray, Cree, Crie, Crowe, Quire (Catalan), and Kaarle (Finnish).
† Pronunciation for Kerr: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
