Kermit (given name)
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).
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish and Manx |
| Meaning | son of Dermot |
People with the given name Kermit
A-G
- Kermit Alexander (born 1941), former American football player
- Kermit Beahan (1918–1989), U.S. Air Force officer who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
- Kermit Bloomgarden (1904–1976), American theatrical producer
- Kermit Blossor (1911–2006), namesake of the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame
- Kermit Blount (born 1958), former head college football coach at Winston-Salem State University
- Kermit Brashear (born 1944), American politician
- Kermit Brown (born 1942), American politician
- Kermit Edward Bye (1937–2021), United States Circuit Judge
- Kermit S. Champa (1939–2004), American art historian and educator
- Kermit Cintrón (born 1979), boxer
- Kermit R. Cofer (1908–1989), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Kermit Davis (born 1959), men's basketball head coach at Mississippi University
- Kermit Dial (1908–1982), American Negro league infielder
- Kermit Driscoll (born 1956), jazz bassist
- Kermit Eady (1940–2019), American social worker
- Kermit Erasmus (born 1990), footballer
- Kermit Goell (1915–1997), American songwriter and archaeologist
- Kermit Gordon (1916–1976), Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget
- Kermit Gosnell (born 1941), physician and convicted murderer
H-R
- Kermit L. Hall (1944–2006), legal historian and university president
- Kermit Holmes (born 1969), American basketball player and coach
- Kermit Hunter (1910–2001), playwright
- Kermit Johnson (born 1952), football player
- Kermit D. Johnson (1928–2020), American Army chaplain
- Kermit E. Krantz (1923–2007), physician
- Kermit Lipez (born 1941), United States Circuit Judge
- Kermit Love (1916–2008), puppeteer and actor
- Kermit Lynch (born 1941), wine importer, author, and winemaker
- Kermit Maynard (1897–1971), American actor and stuntman
- Kermit Moore (1929–2013), American conductor, cellist, and composer
- Kermit Moyer (born 1943), American author
- Kermit Murdock (1908–1981), American actor
- Kermit Oliver (born 1943), American painter
- Kermit Poling (born 1960), American conductor, violinist, and composer
- Kermit Quinn (fl. 1990s–2010s), American R&B singer
- Kermit Roosevelt (disambiguation), descendants of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
- Kermit Ruffins (born 1964), jazz musician
S-Z
- Kermit A. Sande (born 1943), American politician
- Kermit Schafer (1914–1979), writer and producer
- Kermit Schmidt (1908–1963), American football end and halfback
- Kermit Scott (1936–2008), American counselor and professor of philosophy
- Kermit Scott (musician) (died 2002), jazz tenor saxophonist
- Kermit Sheets (1915–2006), actor, director, playwright
- Kermit Smith (fl. 2000s–2020s), American college baseball player and coach
- Kermit Smith Jr. (1957–1995), convicted and executed murderer
- Kermit Staggers (1947–2019), politician
- Kermit Tesoro (born 1988), Filipino visual, installation, accessory, and fashion designer
- Kermit Tipton (died 2012), namesake of Kermit Tipton Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee
- Kermit Tyler (1913–2010), American Air Force officer
- Kermit Van Every (1915–1998), American aeronautical engineer
- Kermit Wahl (1922–1987), American professional baseball player
- Kermit Washington (born 1951), former NBA basketball player
- Kermit Weeks (born 1953), aviation enthusiast and collector/restorer
- Kermit Whitfield (born 1993), American football wide receiver
- Kermit Williams (born 1954), American politician
- Kermit Zarley (born 1941), professional golfer and author
Fictional characters
- Kermit the Frog, of Muppets fame, introduced in 1955
- Kermit the Hermit, a 1965 book by Bill Peet
- Kermit William Hodges, the main character in Stephen King's Mercedes trilogy.
See also
- Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (1861–1948), second wife of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
References
- 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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