Kermit (given name)

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Kermit
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Word/nameIrish and Manx
Meaningson of Dermot

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 Robert Kermit, a maternal great-uncle. [2] The character Kermit the Frog, introduced in 1955, made the name known internationally through the television programs Sesame Street (from 1969) and The Muppet Show (from 1976).

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.