Kerryn as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kerryn

What is the meaning of the name Kerryn ?

The baby name Kerryn is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛrɪn/ (KER-in).

Kerryn is Irish in Origin.

Kerryn is a modern English given name, used chiefly in Australia and New Zealand, likely created as a stylistic variant of Kerry with the -yn ending. Kerry itself comes from the Irish place-name Ciarraí, “the people of Ciar,” from ciar, meaning “dark, dusky,” so Kerryn carries senses of “from Kerry” or “descendant of the dark one.” The name is broadly unisex in its base form, though the Kerryn spelling is most often feminine.

In use since the mid-20th century, Kerryn rose with the fashion for -y/-ie and -yn names and remains familiar in Australasia; it is rare in North America and Britain. Notable bearers include Australian physician-politician Kerryn Phelps. Variant spellings and related forms include Kerry, Kerrie, Kerri, Keri, Keryn, and Kerrin; compare also Kieran, a separate Irish given name from the same root meaning “little dark one.” Nicknames range from Kez to Kezza. Some conflate it with Hebrew Keren (“horn; ray”), but Kerryn’s standard derivation is Irish.