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Kerie
How to Pronounce Kerie
Pronounced KER-ee /ΛkΙr.i/Medium
Meaning: Kerie is a respelling of Kerry or Keri, from County Kerry in Ireland, whose name comes from Ciarrai, 'the people of Ciar', with Ciar meaning 'dark, black-haired'. The -ie ending gives the Irish place-name a soft, feminine finish.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kerie is a respelling of Kerry or Keri, taken from County Kerry in Ireland, whose Irish name Ciarrai means 'the people of Ciar', the root Ciar meaning 'dark-haired'. As Kerry turned toward girls in the mid-century, spellings like this appeared; Kerie shows up in the 1950s and peaked around 1975.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its height, so a Kerie from that time would be in her fifties today. It reads as a period spelling rather than a distinct name, with Kerry and Keri as its standard forms.
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What does the name Kerie mean?
It is a respelling of Kerry or Keri, from the Irish county Kerry, 'the people of Ciar'.
How do you pronounce Kerie?
It's said KER-ee /ΛkΙr.i/, two syllables with the stress up front.
Is Kerie a boy or girl name?
Kerie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kerie?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the mid nineteen-seventies.