Kermit is a male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
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
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
patronymic anglicised ''MacDermot''.
The name ''Kermit'' came to prominence through
Kermit Roosevelt (1889–1943), son of U.S. President
Theodore Roosevelt,
named for
Robert Kermit, a maternal great-uncle.
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).
People with the given name Kermit
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Kermit Alexander (born 1941), former American football player
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Kermit Beahan (1918–1989), U.S. Air Force officer who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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Kermit Bloomgarden (1904–1976), American theatrical producer
* Kermit Blossor (1911–2006), namesake of the
Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame
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Kermit Blount (born 1958), former head college football coach at Winston-Salem State University
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Kermit Brashear (born 1944), American politician
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Kermit Brown
Kermit C. Brown (born September 21, 1942) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 14. Brown was the House majority leader from January 7, 2013, to January 13, 2015, and ...
(born 1942), American politician
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Kermit Edward Bye (1937–2021), United States Circuit Judge
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Kermit S. Champa
Kermit Swiler Champa (August 20, 1939 – July 22, 2004) was an American art historian and educator. A scholar of Impressionism, Champa was the Andrea V. Rosenthal Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University from 1970 to ...
(1939–2004), American art historian and educator
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Kermit Cintrón (born 1979), boxer
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Kermit R. Cofer
Kermit Roosevelt Cofer (1908–1989) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. He served on the court from 1978 to 1980. He had a wife and daughter.
Career
Kofer was appointed to the court from Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Leslie Sout ...
(1908–1989), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
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Kermit Davis (born 1959), men's basketball head coach at Mississippi University
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Kermit Dial
Kermit Nathern Dial (January 10, 1908 – April 14, 1982) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1930s.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Dial made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Chicago American Giants. He played for the Colum ...
(1908–1982), American Negro league infielder
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Kermit Driscoll
James "Kermit" DriscollSmith, Steve"Driscoll, Kermit".''Grove Music Online''. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 December 2022. (born March 4, 1956) is an American jazz bassist. He is known for his long association with guitarist Bill Frisell.
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(born 1956), jazz bassist
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Kermit Eady
Kermit Eady (January 13, 1940 – February 4, 2019) was an American social worker, educator, motivational speaker, Activism, activist, and the co-founder of The Black United Fund of New York.
Early life and education
Kermit was born in St. St ...
(1940–2019), American social worker
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Kermit Erasmus (born 1990), footballer
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Kermit Goell (1915–1997), American songwriter and archaeologist
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Kermit Gordon (1916–1976), Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget
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Kermit Gosnell (born 1941), physician and convicted murderer
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Kermit L. Hall
Kermit Lance Hall (August 31, 1944 – August 13, 2006) was a noted legal historian and university president. He served from 1994 to 1998 on the Assassination Records Review Board to review and release to the public documents related to the Assas ...
(1944–2006), legal historian and university president
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Kermit Holmes (born 1969), American basketball player and coach
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Kermit Hunter (1910–2001), playwright
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Kermit Johnson (born 1952), football player
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Kermit D. Johnson (1928–2020), American Army chaplain
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Kermit E. Krantz
Kermit Edward Krantz (June 4, 1923 – July 30, 2007) was a surgeon, inventor and faculty member at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He is most known as the co-developer of the Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK), a medical procedure for st ...
(1923–2007), physician
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Kermit Lipez
Kermit Victor Lipez (born August 18, 1941) is an American lawyer who serves as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Education and early career
Lipez received a Bachelor of Arts degree ...
(born 1941), United States Circuit Judge
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Kermit Love
Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love (August 7, 1916 – June 21, 2008) was an American puppet maker, puppeteer, costume designer, and actor in children's television and on Broadway. He was best known as a designer and builder with the Muppets ...
(1916–2008), puppeteer and actor
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Kermit Lynch (born 1941), wine importer, author, and winemaker
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Kermit Maynard (1897–1971), American actor and stuntman
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Kermit Moore (1929–2013), American conductor, cellist, and composer
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Kermit Moyer
Kermit Moyer (August 3, 1943 – March 8, 2024) was an American author, best known for ''Tumbling'', his collection of short stories. The New York Times Book Review called ''Tumbling'', "a work of ringing authenticity" and greeted him as "an impr ...
(born 1943), American author
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Kermit Murdock (1908–1981), American actor
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Kermit Oliver
Kermit Oliver (born 1943) is an American painter who studied and worked in Houston before moving to Waco, Texas. His work reflects his Texas heritage and his interests in mythology, religion, and history. Oliver combines “contemporary and cl ...
(born 1943), American painter
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Kermit Poling
Kermit Poling (born 1960, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American conductor, violinist, and composer.
Kermit Poling is Music Director of both the South Arkansas Symphony and the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet. He has performed extensively ...
(born 1960), American conductor, violinist, and composer
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Kermit Quinn
Kermit Quinn, who also performs as Quinn, is an American R&B singer. He has been a member of the vocal groups Intro (R&B group), Intro and Blackstreet. He is a native of Atlanta, Georgia.
His song "Let Me Do Me" was featured in the 2005 film '' ...
(fl. 1990s–2010s), American R&B singer
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Kermit Roosevelt (disambiguation), descendants of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
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Kermit Ruffins (born 1964), jazz musician
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Kermit A. Sande (born 1943), American politician
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Kermit Schafer (1914–1979), writer and producer
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Kermit Schmidt (1908–1963), American football end and halfback
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Kermit Scott (1936–2008), American counselor and professor of philosophy
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Kermit Scott (musician) (died 2002), jazz tenor saxophonist
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Kermit Sheets
Louis Kermit Sheets (14 August 1915 – 6 April 2006) was an actor, director, playwright and an artistic partner with poet James Broughton.
World War II
During World War II, Sheets served as a conscientious objector for four years, first in Civili ...
(1915–2006), actor, director, playwright
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Kermit Smith (fl. 2000s–2020s), American college baseball player and coach
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Kermit Smith Jr. (1957–1995), convicted and executed murderer
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Kermit Staggers
Kermit LeMoyne Staggers II (November 2, 1947 – November 28, 2019) was an American politician. He served in the South Dakota Senate from 1995 to 2002. He unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 2010.
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Staggers ...
(1947–2019), politician
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Kermit Tesoro
Kermit Tesoro (born June 15, 1988 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino people, Filipino visual, installation, accessory, and fashion designer known for his wide range of styles where 'installation art meets body art'. He is notable for designing ...
(born 1988), Filipino visual, installation, accessory, and fashion designer
* Kermit Tipton (died 2012), namesake of
Kermit Tipton Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee
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Kermit Tyler (1913–2010), American Air Force officer
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Kermit Van Every (1915–1998), American aeronautical engineer
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Kermit Wahl (1922–1987), American professional baseball player
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Kermit Washington (born 1951), former NBA basketball player
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Kermit Weeks (born 1953), aviation enthusiast and collector/restorer
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Kermit Whitfield (born 1993), American football wide receiver
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Kermit Williams
Kermit Roger Williams (born January 9, 1954) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshi ...
(born 1954), American politician
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Kermit Zarley (born 1941), professional golfer and author
Fictional characters
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Kermit the Frog, of Muppets fame, introduced in 1955
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Kermit the Hermit
''Kermit the Hermit'' is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Bill Peet. It was first published in 1965. It tells the story of a greedy crab who collects and hoards all sorts of unnecessary things. Peet said he got the idea for th ...
, a 1965 book by Bill Peet
* Kermit William Hodges, the main character in
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
's Mercedes trilogy.
See also
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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (1861–1948), second wife of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
References
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