Kerr
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Kerr
- /kɜː/ UK
- /kɛə/ UK
- /kɛɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
* As an English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived by a patch of wet ground overgrown with brushwood, from Middle English kerr (“brushwood”), possibly related to Irish Gaelic ceàrr (“left-handed”) and/or Old Norse kjarr.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Carr.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Kehr.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac gille chéir (“son of the dusky laid”), from ciar (“black”).
proper noun Kerrs
- A surname.
- A township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
- A census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: merkel, patrick, kerri, keir, care, cair, marsh, fen, mire, morass, bog, swamp, peatland, bogland, moor, muskeg
Translations
Talk about this word "Kerr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kerr. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kerr. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kerr "Kerr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kerr.Cite this
@misc{kerr_2026,
title = {Kerr},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kerr},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
