Kermit (given name)
| Kermit | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Manx |
| Meaning | son of Dermot |
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Kermit is a male given name found mainly in the United States. It is a variant spelling of Kermode, a surname in the Isle of Man, which itself is a Manx language variant of Mac Diarmata, an Irish language patronymic anglicised MacDermot.[1] The name Kermit came to prominence through Kermit Roosevelt (1889–1943), son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt,[1] named for a Manx ancestor.[2] The character Kermit the Frog, introduced in 1955, made the name known internationally through the television program The Muppet Show.
People with the given name Kermit
- Kermit Blount, former head college football coach at Winston-Salem State University
- Kermit Cintron, boxer
- Kermit Driscoll, jazz bassist
- Kermit Erasmus, footballer
- Kermit Gosnell, physician and convicted murderer
- Kermit Johnson, football player
- Kermit Hunter, playwright
- Kermit E. Krantz, physician
- Kermit Love, puppeteer and actor
- Kermit Murdock, actor
- Kermit Roosevelt (disambiguation), descendants of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
- Kermit Ruffins, jazz musician
- Kermit Schaefer, writer and producer
- Kermit Washington, former NBA basketball player
Fictional characters
- Kermit the Frog, of Muppets fame
References
- 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 276. ISBN 9780198610601. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ Fallows, Samuel (1901). "Theodore Roosevelt". Life of William McKinley, our martyred president: with short biographies of Lincoln and Garfield, and a comprehensive life of President Roosevelt, containing the masterpieces of McKinley's eloquence, and a history of anarchy, its purposes and results. Chicago: Regan Printing House. p. 363. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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