Kerr (given name)

Kerr (given name)

While Kerr is traditionally a Scottish surname, it is also used as an English language given name. People with the given name Kerr include:Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Kerr


imagesize=
caption=
pronunciation= "cur", "care" or "carr"
gender = Male
meaning =
region = Scotland
origin =
related names =
footnotes =

* Kerr Eby (1890 - 1946), American illustrator
* Kerr Grant (1878 - 1967), Australian physicist
* Kerr Neilson (b. ?), Australian funds manager
* W. Kerr Scott (1896–1958), North Carolina governor and US senator
* Kerr Smith (b. 1972), American actor

ee also

* Clan Kerr, origins of the name
* Kerr (surname)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Miranda (given name) — This article is about the given name Miranda. For the surname, see Miranda (surname). For other uses, see Miranda. Miranda Pronunciation mer ANN dah... or mee RON dah Gender Feminine Origin Word/Name Latin …   Wikipedia

  • Malcolm (given name) — Malcolm, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim, meaning tonsured devotee of Saint Columba , may refer to: Contents 1 Literature 2 Music 3 Politics …   Wikipedia

  • Sandra (given name) — Sandra is a popular female name. It is often a shortened form of Alexandra, the female version of Alexander, which means Protector of Men . There are variants such as Sandrine , Sandrilene or Sandy , or various diminutives. Sometimes a male… …   Wikipedia

  • Kerr (surname) — For people with the given name, see Kerr (given name). For other uses, see Kerr. Kerr is a surname, traditionally pronounced either cur , care or carr . In Scotland, it is pronounced kehr with a trilled r and the vowel sounded as long eh as in… …   Wikipedia

  • Kerr — /kerr/ or, for 2, 4, /kahr/, n. 1. Clark, born 1911, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958 67. 2. Michael Crawford, 1827 76, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1875 76. 3. Walter F., born 1913, U.S. drama critic and… …   Universalium

  • Kerr Stuart — Co Ltd was a locomotive manufacturer from Stoke on Trent, England. HistoryIt was founded in 1881 by James Kerr as James Kerr Co., and became Kerr, Stuart Co from 1883 when John Stuart was taken on as a partner. The business started in Glasgow,… …   Wikipedia

  • Kerr effect — This article is about the Kerr nonlinear optical effect. For the magneto optic phenomenon of the same name, see magneto optic Kerr effect. The Kerr effect, also called the quadratic electro optic effect (QEO effect), is a change in the refractive …   Wikipedia

  • Kerr Avon — Blake s 7 Character caption = Paul Darrow as Avon bgcolor = #fc0 fgcolor = #000 name = Kerr Avon race = Human gender = Male affiliation = Resistance portrayed = Paul Darrow firstappearance = Spacefall lastappearance = BlakeKerr Avon is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Alief Kerr High School — Infobox School name = Alief Kerr High School | caption = Front View motto = Be the difference that makes the difference!| established = 1994 type = Free public district = Alief Independent School District grades = 9 12 principal = Raymond Lowery… …   Wikipedia

  • Keith Kerr — Infobox Military Person name = Keith H. Kerr lived= Born 1936 placeofbirth= placeofdeath= caption= nickname= allegiance= United States of America branch=United States Army, California State Military Reserve (CSMR) serviceyears= rank= Brigadier… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”