Updated February 19, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Gaelic : Ciara's people; dark eyes

Girl name variations

Kerry
Keri
Kerrie
Kerri
Kerrin

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Small and dark-skinned
  • Gaelic : Dark eyes
  • Irish : Dark
  • Gaelic : Small and dark-skinned

Boy name variations

Ciaran
Kiernan
Kieron
Key
Kirwin
Kerry
Kern
Kerr
Ceirnin
Carra
Keri
Kerrie
Kerri
Kerrin
Kerwen
Kerwyn
Kieran

How Popular Is The Name Kerwin

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : variant spelling of Kirwan.
  • Variant spelling of German Gerwin.
  • Americanized spelling of Dutch Kerwyn, a variant of Kervijn (see Kervin).

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