Kermit Name Meaning & Origin
Kermit
Pronunciation: KER-mit (key)
Origin of the name Kermit:
Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Diarmaid (without injunction, a freeman). The name is composed of the elements di (without) airmit (injunction).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Comments and insights on the name Kermit
Kermit the hermit.
- Personal experiences with the name Kermit
I very nearly named my son Kermit, just before Sesame Street became popular. I still think it's a great masculine name.
I'm glad you didn't name your son Kermit. Think about how he's be teased at school!
- Nicknames for Kermit
Kerry,Ker,Kerm,Kermie,Mitt,Mitty
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President Theodore Roosevelt had a son Kermit.
- Kermit in song, story & screen
Kermit the Frog, Ms Piggy's beloved, on Sesame Street
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